Transformational Leadership: A Catalyst for Innovation Creation in the Workplace

Abstract

Transformational leadership acts as an impetus for organisations to be innovative in their culture and approach. It has driven many organisations to success with its impacts seen across organisational functions, activities and processes . This paper provides a critical evaluation of the impact of transformational leadership on the creation of innovation in the work place by focusing on three aspects namely; the definition of vision and the establishment of an innovation culture, the support for organisational processes to drive innovation, and the establishment of relevant learning and training for organisations to support innovation culture and processes. The work also presents several examples of the role of transformational leadership on innovation to support the perspective that transformational leadership is a requirement for innovation creation in organisations.