GRUNDSTEIN-AMADO, Rivka

Bilateral transformational leadership : an approach for fostering ethical conduct inpPublic service organizations - Thousand Oaks : SAGE, May 1999

The author argues for an application of bilateral transformational leadership approach composed of two essential ingredients: self-discovery process and reflection. This approach permits influences and definitions of organizational goals and ethical conduct to be jointly shaped by both leaders and followers. Bilateral transformational leadership directs leader and follower to jointly construct a common values framework that serves as a basis for establishing a collective vision of change through meaningful and responsible actions. A shared moral reasoning process exercised by leader and followers reinforces the bilateral transformational process and consequently elevates and improves the ethical conduct of members in the public service organization