Theoritical Framework
The researcher adapted the theory of Burns where leaders and followers engage in a mutual process of raising one another to higher levels motivation. This raised the bar by appealing to higher ideals and values of followers. This encourages people to collaborate and work as a team.
Below is the illustration of transformational leadership theory that explains that if leaders have these characteristics or behaviour and able to convince the people in the organization, success would be possible.
With these perspectives, a leader must possess necessary traits or character to influence others to run the organization or the unit effectively. According to Maxwell, leadership is influence while Mumford also defines it as transformational (Leadership Skills: Conclusions and Future Direction, 2000) of which it requires intelligence and competence. An author of Kakistocracy, states that leadership without intelligence gives rise to kakistocracy or an organization that is ruled by the unqualified managers and leaders. It entails integrity as well. According to him, without integrity, intelligence and competence will just become effective instruments for undesirable misconduct of leaders and managers. Meaning, integrity without intelligence will yield to mediocrity and mediocre people cannot serve as good and inspiring leaders (Ronnie
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Appreciation and recognition of a person in an organization is said to be one of the factors that motivate people to work. This boasts the morale of a person. As they say, there are things money could not buy. Leaders stay in the organization because they feel that they belong to the organization. They feel that they are being valued resulting to job satisfaction. There are leaders that even if they just received a little but they are happy and still proud of their organization. Again, this is brought about by job