Transformational Leadership and Psychological Resilience: A Conceptual Review

Khalid Salim Almahri & Sazali Abd Wahab
Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Malaysia
DOI – http://doi.org/10.37502/IJSMR.2023.61007

Abstract

In the field of leadership and organisational dynamics, transformational leadership and psychological resilience stand out as key ideas. According to definitions, transformational leadership is a type of leadership characterised by actions that motivate and empower followers to go above and beyond expectations. Psychological resilience is the ability to recover from difficult circumstances and become stronger as a result of them. transformational leadership influence and interact with psychological resilience, and what theoretical frameworks and mechanisms underlie this relationship in the organizational context.

Keywords: Transformational leadership, psychological resilience, leadership

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