By: Carlos Amtmann
“Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which brings forth out of his treasure things new and old”
Matthew 13, 52
I. Background
When Mexico legislated labor conditions in the Mexican Constitution of 1857, the nation introduced the right to freely choose a trade or profession, the obligation to remunerate, banned child work at an early age and stated a commitment “to pass laws improving working conditions and rewarding those who excel in science and arts”.
By: Agustín Castañeda
The Transformational Leader: Promoter of Change
By: Doctor Gloria
In 1984, Noel Tichy and David Ulrich declared that to revitalize the US economy, the national agenda would have to include the creation of a new style of leadership: one that would no longer lead companies by the traditional paths, but which could transform them so that they could reinvent themselves. This new style was called transformational leadership.
Tichy and Ulrich’s statement 25 years ago is today highly relevant to today’s Mexico. Many of our political, social and business institutions need to be renewed by transformational leaders who can propose a new vision and are able to mobilize all the participants. Only if we reinvent our organizations can we make our economy grow and pull our country out of the rut into which it seems to be catch in a loop..
This article analyzes the characteristics of transformational leadership, its differences with other styles of leadership and its relationship with emotional intelligence, so readers can discover the abilities and skills they need to strengthen in order to bring about change in their organizations.
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