James McGregor Burns suggested the idea of “transformational leadership” in a 1978 book entitled “Leadership.” Transformational leadership is the idea that leaders advance their team members to “higher levels of morality and motivation,” according to MindTools.com. Bernard M. Bass took Burns’ ideas a few steps further in 1985 in his book “Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations.” A transformational leader, Bass says, is someone who walks the walk of integrity and fair

Over the past two months, I have had the opportunity to facilitate workshops related to transformational leadership. Within the group are professional educators attempting to develop a vision for the future of education and a pipeline of new administrators within their state. One significant benefit for me of serving as a facilitator is the exchange of knowledge - not only what I share but also what I receive from the community of professional educators participating in the