The Trouble With Transformational Leadership
本文借用詹姆斯·麦迪逊在1787年制宪会议上的观点，指出变革型领导试图用更高愿景解决组织内部分歧的做法存在危险，并探讨其政治理论对现代组织领导的启示。
Popular media, communitarian writings, and recent management literature suggest that communities and organizations are rent by factional mischief: by individuals and groups who pursue their own selfish interests without regard for the common good. An emerging solution to this problem is “transformational” leadership, which seeks to refocus individuals’ attention on higher visions and collective goals. The dangers of such a solution were identified by James Madison at the Constitutional Convention of 1787; and mechanisms to thwart it were designed into the framers’ system of government. This article examines Madison’s objections and the implications of his political theory for the leadership of modern organizations.