Learning Objective: Examine methods for developing a successful team Are you the type of leader who takes control of a situation by conveying a clear vision of the group’s goals, who exhibits a passion for your work, and who has the ability to put others at ease? If not, do you want to be this person? A transformational leader is one that can inspire positive changes in those around them, is energetic, and is enthusiastic. These leaders are focused on helping their team members rise to their best. This seminar will address how transformational leadership can convey trust and develop employees. By the end of the session, participants will: a. Discuss what transformational leadership is. b. Discover the traits that support and mentor employees to greatness. c. Examine processes for boosting morale, creating positive expectations, and leading empowered groups.

1. Transformational Leadership
“Become a Leader Who
Makes a Difference”
Saturday, October 13, 2018
10:00AM – 11:15AM
COBO - Room 250A, Level 2

2. Learning Objective: Examine methods for developing a successful team
A transformational leader is one that
• can inspire positive changes in those around them, is energetic, and is enthusiastic
• is focused on helping their team members rise to their best.
This seminar will address how transformational leadership can convey trust and develop
employees by:
a. Discussing what transformational leadership is
b. Unveiling the traits that support and mentor employees to greatness
c. Examining processes for boosting morale, creating positive expectations, and leading
empowered groups
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3. Moderator
Denise Evans
Vice President,
Women and Diverse BtB Marketing
IBM Corporation
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Presenting Panelist
Aknesha Miller Baruti
General Manger,
Mission Avionics
Harris Corporation
Panelist
Jennifer Boykin
Executive Vice President,
Huntington Ingalls Industries
President, Newport News Shipbuilding

4. Transformational Leadership Defined
Transformational leadership is a theory of leadership where a leader
works with teams to identify needed change, creating a vision to guide
the change through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem
with committed members of a group;[1]; it is an integral part of the Full
Range Leadership Model.
Transformational leadership serves to enhance the motivation, morale,
and job performance of followers through a variety of mechanisms;
these include connecting the follower's sense of identity and self to a
project and to the collective identity of the organization; being a role
model for followers in order to inspire them and to raise their interest
in the project; challenging followers to take greater ownership for their
work, and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of followers,
allowing the leader to align followers with tasks that enhance their
performance. 4

5. Transformational Leaders Encompass
• Emphasizing intrinsic motivation and
positive development of followers
• Raising awareness of moral standards
• Highlighting important priorities
• Fostering higher moral maturity in
followers
• Creating an ethical climate (share values,
high ethical standards)
• Encouraging followers to look beyond
self-interests to the common good 5
• Promoting cooperation and harmony
• Using authentic, consistent means
• Using persuasive appeals based on reason
• Providing individual coaching and
mentoring for followers
• Appealing to the ideals of followers
• Allowing freedom of choice for followers

6. 4 I’s of Transformational Leadership
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7. Social Style
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8. Social Style, continued
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9. Comparing
Social Styles
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10. Who are Transformational Leaders?
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11. Personality
Traits
Extraversion
• The two main characteristics of extraverts are affiliation and agency, which
relate to the social and leadership aspects of their personality, respectively.
Extraversion is generally seen as an inspirational trait usually exhibited in
transformational leadership.
Neuroticism
• Neuroticism generally gives an individual an anxiety related to productivity
which, in a group setting can be debilitating to a degree where they are unlikely
to position themselves in a role of transformational leadership due to lower self-
esteem and a tendency to shirk from leadership responsibilities.
Openness to experience
• Creative expression and emotional responsiveness have been linked to a general
tendency of openness to experience. This trait is also seen as a component of
transformational leadership as it relates to the ability to give big-picture
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12. Personality
Traits, cont.
Agreeableness
• Although not a trait which specifically points to transformational
leadership, leaders in general possess an agreeable nature stemming
from a natural concern for others and high levels of individual
consideration. Charisma and idealized influence is a classic ability of
individuals who possess agreeability.
Conscientiousness
• Strong sense of direction and the ability to put large amounts of
productive work into tasks is the by-product of conscientious leaders.
This trait is more linked to a transactional form of leadership given the
management-based abilities of such individuals and the detail oriented
nature of their personality.
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13. The Best Transformational Leaders…
 Tend to be “Insider Outsiders”
 They Strategically Pursue Two Separate Journeys
 They Use Culture Change to Drive Engagement
 They Communicate Powerful Narratives About the Future
 They Develop a Road Map Before Disruption Takes Hold
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Presenting Panelist
Aknesha Miller Baruti
General Manger,
Harris Corporation
YOUR QUESTIONS?
Panelist
Jennifer Boykin
Executive Vice President,
Huntington Ingalls Industries
President, Newport News Shipbuilding

16. References
• Wikipedia
• Harvard Business Review
• Small World Alliance, Inc.
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17. Presenting Panelist
Aknesha Miller Baruti
General Manger, Mission Avionics
Harris Corporation
Education: B.S.I.E.,M.S.S.E., PMP,
DoDAF Certified, RCA Certified,
Greenbelt
linkedin.com/in/aknesha
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