oct 1, 1978 - Transformational Leadership Theory

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(6) New Leadership Theories. James MacGregor Burns, a sociologist wrote a very important book called Leadership. In this book James MacGregor Burns talked about the difference between two kinds of leadership. The first kind is when people do things for each other because they want something in return like a trade. The second kind, which James MacGregor Burns called leadership is when people work together to make big changes because it is the right thing to do. James MacGregor Burns said that transformational leadership is, about doing what is right not about getting what you want.

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