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Context




         Transformational Vs. Transactional  Environments


         Aligning to our stated principles, we again highlight   Thus, a highly transformational environment forces,
         the importance of context in attempting to ascertain   rewards and expects higher levels of significant
         any persons potential at work. The “Know your        change and fluidity. Not  all of which may actually
         Strengths” survey is based on the concept of an      serve an organisations’ strategic intent. A business
         environment tending toward allowing and even         in crisis, for example may well be a transformational
         rewarding either transformational behaviours or      and highly fluid environment and actually appreciate
         transactional behaviours .                           an injection of transactional and steady structure.

         It is important to note that we are not speaking yet   Likewise, a transactional  structured environment
         of Transformational Vs. Transactional leadership.    may not always be negative. A business which
                                                              steadily and unchangingly returns the same relative
         Neither are we assigning any positive (good) or      value to shareholders year-after-year, may in fact be
         negative (bad) value to  either environment.         in great demand with investors.


















                              High Potential                                                HiPo

                                              (HiPo)





                                                                                     Transformational Leader
                                                                                    in a fluid/transformational   High Performer DOES NOT
                                                                                         environment           necessarily equal = HiPo




                                                                                           LoPo


                                  Lo Potential


                                             (LoPo)                                  Transactional Leader in       Comfort Zone

                                                                                     a fluid/transformational
                                                                                         environment








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                                                                    Environment                                                                    Environment
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