Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the question of what motivates leaders to engage in effective leadership behaviours by integrating transformational leadership theory and self-determination theory. The authors propose that the type of enacted leadership behaviour is related to...

Investigated whether emotional intelligence (EQ) is associated with the use of transformational leadership in 49 managers. Managers completed questionnaires assessing their own emotional intelligence and attributional style; their subordinates ( n = 187) provided ratings of their transformational...

This article reviews an approach to training transformational leaders that has been used for the past five years. Data assessing the effectiveness of the approach are reviewed and the key elements of the training program are described. Concludes with an assessment and identification of ongoing...