James Macgregor Burns is better known as the Father of Leadership for his works and his philosophy that sparked a revolution in leadership theories. Prior to Macgregor Burns, leadership theories were primarily viewed as trait studies or behavioral motives through the actions that bold men took. James views the most essential elements of leadership as power and purpose and states that we are to view these elements as the basis of leadership and are not put an over- emphasis on power. His main theme of his philosophy was the idea of bringing leaders together as collaborators to work towards a mutual benefit. James looks to inspire others through transformational leadership so that they will rise to higher levels of motivation and work towards leading mutually held goals.
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