Gandhi and Leadership BY: Bailey delucia

Transformational Leadership Definition Transformational leadership is defined as a leadership style that leads to positive changes in those who follow (Transformational Leadership) This means that in order to be a transformational leader, a person must lead by example and motivate their followers to achieve a common goal.

The 4 steps used to become a Transformational Leader In order to be a transformational leader, a person must: -Challenge the Process : find something that needs to be changed -Inspire a Shared Vision: work with the followers to accomplish a goal -Enable others to act: help others and inspire them in a way that makes them feel that they NEED to reach that goal -Model the Way: lead by example and show followers the difference of right from wrong

The characteristics of a Transformational leader Being a transformational leader can be very challenging. The characteristics below describe a successful transformational leader. -Idealized Influence: the leader and follower must have mutual respect and trust -Inspirational motivation: making sure every single follower know that they are important is the key to being a successful transformational leader -Intellectual stimulation: leaders must be encouraging throughout the process -Individualized consideration: every single follower must be recognized by their work ethic and skills

Gandhi and Transformational Leadership One important leader in history who has demonstrated transformational leadership throughout his life was Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi was a major part of Indian Independence in the British-ruled India He was known as a transformational leader because he influenced people in a way that made everyone feel that they were needed to achieve the goal of independence He was also a positive leader because he pushed non-violence.

Gandhi Gandhi used transformational leadership to free India from British rule by protesting with non-violence He stopped the civil war by fasting and protesting He was determined to have peace throughout India

Challenge the Process Gandhi realized that the British were getting money from the natives in India because they were buying their clothes from them. This helped to local economies in India and it made the British economy decline in India. In this scene, Gandhi realized this problem was not fair and there needed to be change in order for India to become an Independent nation.

Inspire a Shared Vision/Enable Others to Act Gandhi told the people in India to stop buying British clothes and make their own handmade clothes. In this scene, he told everyone to bring their British-made clothes to a certain spot and they would set everyone’s clothes on fire to prove the point that they weren’t going to buy any more British clothing.

Model the Way Gandhi learned how to make his own clothes and inspired others to do the same. Gandhi was sewing his own clothes and he made the British woman learn how to sew her own clothing too.

How Gandhi demonstrates Inspirational Motivation Inspirational motivation means that the leader must work with the followers to a common goal and inspire the followers to want to achieve that goal the same way the leader does In Gandhi’s case, he demonstrated this by: -giving speeches in public -pushing non-violence -persuading his followers to become an independent nation -using positive feedback after something good happens

Conclusion The definition of a true transformational leader is a leadership style that leads to positive changes in those who follow (Transformational Leadership) Mahatma Gandhi demonstrated this by realizing that there was a problem in India, which was the problem that the British were having too much control over the people. He then tried to fix the problem by pushing non- violence and breaking away from the British rule in India. He recognized the people’s opinions. Gandhi was a true transformational leader because he truly cared about the cause and he never gave up when times were tough.

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