What is transactional leadership and how can I use it?
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What is transactional leadership and how can I use it?

Helen Quinn Health journalist

Transactional leadership may be an unpopular tool in a nursing manager’s box, but it can help achieve short-term goals and provide clear direction and structure

Transactional leadership has fallen out of fashion at a time when listening to and empowering team members is encouraged. But the reality is that you may well use it without even realising it.

Nursing Management. 30, 3, 14-17. doi: 10.7748/nm.30.3.14.s5

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