A transformational leader is the opposite of a transactional leader. A transformational leader is one who motivates his team by inspiring loyalty and confidence in them. He takes the operations of the team to greater heights by working on the units that run the operations- people.
A transformational leader works his team through inspiration and persuasion. Rather than using the carrot-and-stick method of motivation, the transformational leader chooses to persuade his team to follow him via inspiring the team to gain confidence in him and themselves, allowing them to willingly commit …

An autocratic leader is one who makes unilateral decisions, meaning to say, deciding based on his own judgment and does not invite opinions from others. Also known as a dictator, his words are, metaphorically speaking, law to those under his charge, to be obeyed without debate.
Though not always so, an autocratic style of leadership is commonly used alongside transactional leadership, with the enlistment of punishment. In many cases, in order to instill unquestioning obedience to the decision of the autocratic leader, harsh punishments may be meted out. This may be …

In the previous installment of the ‘Higher Intent’ series, we spoke about how thinking in the frame of higher intent allows us to add value to our task. In the third installment, we shall discuss about how we can communicate in the language of ‘Higher Intent’ to maximize our results.
We know that thinking in the frame of ‘Higher Intent’ helps us to achieve flexibility in approach and allows us to determine the true purpose of a task, hence allowing us to add value to it. Wouldn’t it be helpful, then, …

In this second installment of the ‘Higher Intent’ series, we shall discuss about how thinking in the frame of ‘Higher Intent’ could potentially create opportunities even in the face of mission failure.
Most of us leaders and managers take the tasks we’re assigned to at face value. In other words, we accept what we’re told to achieve word for word, whether it is to hit a sales target of a certain amount or to see to the completion of a certain project by a given date. As such, we execute exactly …