My wife has an uncanny ability to discover worthwhile content via Twitter. Her "re-tweet" included a link by Dr. Cleve Stevens about transformational leadership and its importance. Check out the four things employees need from leaders.
1. The need to love and be loved - We usually think of love as beyond the pale in the work-a-day world, but the transformational leader vividly understands that tough-minded caring is essential to leading and developing a powerful, full expressed workforce.
2. The need to grow - The only alternative to growth is death and decay. By creating a culture that allows our people (and ourselves) to grow, we are expanding our capacities as leaders, as employees, and as human beings.
3. The need to contribute - When we are contributing in a significant way we have a preace of mind. We know we belong. The simple pricincple at work here goes something like this: life works when we forget about ourselves and contribute to others. to feel fulfilled and empowered, employees must know they are contributing to the whole.
4. The need for meaning - We are meaning-seeking creatures. If our lives lack a clear sense of meaning, if we are not engaged in some larger purpose, we will not be fully satisfied, regardless of whatever else we may have.
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