James Mcgregor Burns is creator of Transformational Leadership. He coined the term in 1978 with his book Leadership. With a doctorate in political science from Harvard, Burns specializes in the study of leadership among the American political system. Because of his career focus on biographies, he won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his biographies, Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox in 1956 and Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom in 1970. The relationship between power and purpose drives leadership in Burns’ eyes. He shifted away from talking about leaders to talking about leadership. This made people see the topic in more philosophical way. Burns had the idea that leadership was an added action that was separate from management and helped define leaders from great managers.
I chose this video because I feel it fits with what Burns believes about managers and leaders. Coaches can be managers at times but great coaches are those that act as leaders and this specific coach does just that. He inspires on player to keep going which translates to the whole team. The use of power and purpose it displayed perfectly in this video and captures Burns whole concept.
I like this clip because it really shows the power that the leader can have on their followers if they are able to raise the standards for them. Some coaches are great examples of this. I chose a clip from Remember the Titans because the team was transformed by it's coach, similar to this. Great clip!
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