Transformational Leadership

Creating Organizations of Meaning

Stephen Hacker, Tammy Roberts

• Publisher: ASQ Quality Press
• Year: 2003
• Print ISBN:
  9780873896108
• eBook ISBN:
  9780873894012
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Management
• Index: Business

Organizations are being called upon to evolve to "Organizations of Meaning", where purpose informs all facets of the organization, people and teams operate with a strong sense of intent and common will, and breakthrough results are achieved. Organizations of Meaning are highly talented in their ability to bring purpose to daily work. Leaders and managers grow the culture such that people are clear about their own life direction and its fit with the organization. Relationships are mature and people operate with a casual mind-set, taking responsibility and accountability for the success of the organization. Results are achieved not through manipulative or coercive management techniques but as a natural, authentic expression of the commitment, clarity and conviction of the total organization. A new kind of leadership is required to create and lead an Organization of Meaning. Delivering on the promises of breakthrough change initiatives requires more than management techniques. The calling is for leadership that honors and appreciates the uniqueness of each individual in the organization, aligning distinctive spirits toward a collective thrust, while at the same time bringing commitment, tenacity and focus to key result areas. With effective transformational leadership bringing forth the new order, amazing results are possible. Not simply theory, but demonstrated in a growing number of organizations around the world. Transformational Leadership: Creating Organizations of Meaning was written specifically to guide leaders, managers and change agents through an organizational transformation delivering breakthrough results. Authors Stephen Hacker and Tammy Roberts draw on their immense experiences with organizational transformation to write a book that will help guide leaders through these important but trying times. Includes a life plan, a transformational leadership assessment survey, and summary lesson plans on each major model in the book.

Table of contents

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1- What Is Transformation?
• 2 - Why Transform?
• 3 - Transformation toward Organizations of Meaning
• 4 - Leadership’s Uniqueness
• 5 - What Makes a Great Manager?
• 6 - What Makes a Great Leader?
• 7 - When Great Managers Fail to Become Great Leaders
• 8 - Building Blocks in Creating a Life of Meaning
• 9 - Mind-Sets for Performance
• 10 - Taking Ideas to Action
• Appendix A - The Life Plan
• Appendix B - Transformation Leadership Assessment Survey
• Appendix C - Summary Lesson Plans on Each Major Model in the Book
• About the Authors