Republic of the Philippines

Commission on Higher Education

Region V (Bicol)
REPUBLIC COLLEGES OF GUINOBATAN, INC.
GRADUATE SCHOOL
G. Alban Street, Iraya, Guinobatan, Albay
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SUBJECT : EDUC 205 (EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP)

TOPIC : Burns Transformational Leadership Theory
NAME : RAYMART N. NAAG
PROFESSOR : JAY S. OLIQUINO,PhD

REACTION TO BURNS TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP THEORY

According to Burns, transformational leadership can be seen

when "leaders and followers make each other advance to a higher
level of morality and motivation." Through the strength of their
vision and personality, transformational leaders are able to
inspire followers to change expectations, perceptions, and
motivations to work towards common goals. Burns also described
transformational leaders as those who can move followers up on
Maslow's hierarchy, but also move them to go beyond their own
interests. Unlike in the transactional approach, it is not based
on a "give and take" relationship, but on the
leader's personality, traits and ability to make a change through
example, articulation of an energizing vision and challenging
goals. Transforming leaders are idealized in the sense that they
are a moral exemplar of working towards the benefit of the team,
organization and/or community. Burns theorized that transforming
and transactional leadership were mutually exclusive styles