Will this be a year of transformative outcomes and experiences for your colleagues…or merely transactional? Here’s how to know:
- Your colleagues are mutually grounded in a shared and compelling vision for the year…vs operating with a check-the-box, just-get-the-job-done mentality.
- Interactions among team members strengthen the capabilities of each person…vs weakening individuals or the collective.
- The work being done is intellectually stimulating…vs mind numbing.
- While operating ethically, colleagues productively challenge one another…vs tolerating actions inconsistent with shared values.
- For the benefit of the whole, the efforts of colleagues transcend self-interests…vs team members operating with selfish agendas and motives.
With the challenges and severe complexities in business today, Burn’s theory of transformational leadership and experiences may seem out of reach, even utopian. Yet, two things are true:
- We are seeing an increase in the number of leaders choosing to create transformative workplaces. (Is there a trend?)
- An individual (i.e. you) can choose to have a transformative experience even in a transactional workplace. (It’s not easy—but it’s worth it.)
Your experience and your approach to leadership—these choices remain yours.
