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 ...

Transactional leadership, also known as managerial leadership, is a leadership style where leaders rely on rewards and punishments to achieve optimal job performance from their subordinates. The ...

Your choice of leadership style and the authenticity of its implementation determine whether your employees trust your business decisions or merely go along with them. A common distinction in ...

Being a leader is about finding your way through many different demands and hopes people have for you. It's like trying to keep your balance on a narrow beam—leaning too much one way or another can ...

Transactional leadership is falling behind. One leadership style that is increasingly irrelevant in this new era is transactional leadership. Focused on rigid structures, task monitoring, and ...

To the editor: In reading these articles, I was struck by the fact that both authors, Atom Ariola and Jon Duffy, seem to be describing U.S. leadership as transactional. The former describes President ...

CEO of The P3 Group Inc. and National Policy Advisor on Public-Private Partnerships & Urban Redevelopment for the National Bar Association. A manager’s role is to focus on bringing organization and ...

A leader who moves people through rewards and evaluations versus a leader who ignites the passion within people. Even with the same title of "manager," the two leave completely different marks on an ...