Angelo State University

1. Relational and
Transformational
Leadership
Arielle Dismuke
Angelo State University

2. Relational Leadership
“Conceptual in nature, offering aspirational
insights into how leadership might best emerge
through group processes that elevate the
importance of relationships (Dugan, 2017).”
Five Core Components (Dugan, 2017):
Purposeful
Inclusive
Empowering
Ethical
Process-Oriented

3. Transformational
Leadership
Definition: a leadership approach that causes change
in individuals and social systems. In its ideal form, it
creates valuable and positive change in the followers
with the end goal of developing followers into leaders
(anonymous, n.d.).
Four elements of transformational leadership (4I
model) (anonymous, n.d.):
Individualized consideration
Intellectual stimulation
Inspirational Motivation
Idealized Influence

4. Compare
Connections between leaders and followers
Empowers
Focus on ethics, values, standards, and long-
term goals

5. Application- Higher
Education
Relational leadership and transformational
leadership can be used when developing student
leaders in on a college campus. As a advisor,
transformational leadership is important to take
followers, or aspiring leaders, and transform
them into independent leaders on campus.

6. References
Anonymous. (N.d.). Transformational leadership. Retrieved
from https://www.langston.edu/sites/default/files/basic-
content-files/TransformationalLeadership.pdf
Dugan, John P. (2017). Leadership theory : Cultivating
critical perspectives. San Fransisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.