Edwin R. Brenegar III wrote:
> Winfried asked,
> "Is there anybody in the list who really wants to be a transformational
> leader? And if so, why? Surely you have to know first, in which direction
> the transformation should go. I feel very uncomfortable with the idea of
> being a transformational leader having the end of above mentioned leaders
> in mind."
>
> Being a transformational leader implies that there is something to
> transform. That gets at issues of philosophy and ethics, purpose and
> intent. You list a wide spectrum of leaders. What separated them was not
> that some were leaders and others not, but whether their leadership was
> ethically good or not. That gets at difficult societal and organizational
> issues of shared purpose and values.
>
> Sure I want to be a transformational leader. But I also want to be an
> intelligent one. I don't want change for change sake. I don't want to
> change just because I may not fit into the current power structure,
> whether in an organization or community. Being a transformational leader
> implies change. Now how do I know whether the transformation I seek
> through my leadership is the right change? I don't know that by myself.
> I can only know that in the context of dialogue and community.
--snip--
> One final comment stated as a question for the list: Can a middle manager
> who has the ideals of shared transformational leadership lead in the
> context where most of the leadership, especially by his/her superiors, is
> of the transactional type? Is the only way to fully realize a
> transformational model to be the boss or head of the organization?
Ed (and Winnfried)--
I just want to be a self-transforming person. Sometimes, people may
follow (at their own discretion and hazard). Whether they do or not is
not essential to the sense I have of myself--and my need to transform my
own life. Sometimes I follow. At my own discretion and hazard. Mostly,
I am myself and my circumstances.
Thank you for being part of my circumstantial life!
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