Abstract

In the modern world of work, diversity, self-fulfilment and personal responsibility are at the centre of interest as values. Moving in this direction and coping with the associated changes requires a cultural change. This, in turn, can only be achieved if leaders succeed in sensitising employees to the values they are striving for. From a theoretical point of view, the theories of “transformational leadership” already provide a suitable framework for this. However, this requires careful reflection on the limits and possibilities of the theory when it is implemented in action- and goal-oriented practice. It is all the more helpful to know the scientific basis of “transformational leadership” in order to develop an understanding of the role it itself plays in conveying values in translating theory into practice.