The tension between transactional and transformational approaches represents one of the biggest theoretical divides in the world of leadership and management. Let’s take a look at the key features of ...

The business environment is changing rapidly, and CPA firm leaders and their clients face the twin challenges of managing current operations while positioning themselves for future growth. We can ...

“You have a single character bringing you into the story,” commented Noah Baumbach, American filmmaker, in a conversation with Alan Alda on the “Clear+Vivid” podcast. The “story” could represent a ...

In leadership articles and studies, the transactional style is usually juxtaposed with the transformational style, with the latter presented as more of the ideal. While the transactional approach is ...

As a speaker, I give different presentations to different groups—but one of the topics I’m most passionate about is transformational leadership. True to its name, I believe that transformational ...

Since retiring as director of health and safety worldwide for Procter & Gamble, I have had the privilege of working with a number of companies dedicated to achieving EHS excellence, a.k.a. world-class ...

Are you stuck in the trap of transactions, unable to transform your company? I had the privilege of speaking at the Greater Baton Rouge Society for Human Resource Management (GRBSHRM) conference ...

The very act of hiring an employee and negotiating his salary is an example of transactional leadership. This approach views work as a transaction in which tasks are performed in exchange for a ...

Social entrepreneurship is popular; gamification is ubiquitous. Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Peach raise some questions about both. When I play New Super Mario Brothers Wii with my two sons (5 and ...