Question

Over lunch, David and Sonya are discussing their managers. David describes his now boss as extremely motivating David feels much more psychologically empowered and more self-confident because of how his manager leads the team. Work goals are more demanding than ever, but even though the rewards of the hard work may not come soon, David trusts his manager's emphasis on the future good that will come from their work. David feels that working with his new manager has led to a much stronger emotional bond with the organization, much more engagement with the work, and an overall increase in his job satisfaction. David's boss can be described as a(n) leader transformational perceptive authentic laissez faire transactional Previous Page Next Page Page 4 of 25

Answer 1

Correct option is first one i.e. transformational.

David describes following things:

• His boss is an extremely motivating.
• He feels to be much more psychologically empowered and self confident.
• Work goals are more demanding than ever.
• Rewards may not come soon. His boss emphasis on the future good.
• He feels much stronger bond, more engagement with the organization and an overall increase in the job satisfaction.

The above highlighted characteristics which are providing motivation, empowerment, inducing self confidence, pushing limits of team members, emphasis on building employee as a professional rather than luring them through incentives, creating belongingness, engagement and providing high job satisfaction belongs to transformational style leadership.

Here he neither talks about vision and anticipation skills of his boss (Perceptive), ethics and honesty (authentic) nor he is given any full authority (laissez-faire) and incentives for completing goals( transactional).

Thus David's boss can be described as a  transformational leader.