The Global Power of Transformational Leadership in Nursing and Midwifery

Abstract

Transformational leadership in nursing and midwifery contributes to professional development and service improvement. The professions have traditionally struggled to excel in leadership positions in developing countries with persistent minimal participation in senior leadership positions. This is due to structural and systemic exclusion of the professions from senior-level decision-making positions and inadequate capacity in leadership. This paper describes how the professions can adopt transformational leadership to improve leadership. The information here is based on experiences and a literature review. It provides a case example of transformational leadership experience in the Kenyan context and recommendations to strengthen transformative leadership in the profession.