Transformative leaders work with diverse teams to identify critical opportunities and then catalyze change. They create a clear and compelling vision that helps guide others and combine inspiration with implementation to co-create change with their team.

Transformative leaders

1. Have a strong sense of purpose.

2. Talk optimistically about the future.

3. Have a collective sense of mission.

4. Heighten others’ desires to succeed.

5. Increase others’ willingness to try harder.

The EQUALS global network for digital gender equality recently published a study, “Perceptions of Power”, which investigates the differences between how men and women define leadership. Their perceptions shape the opportunities they have for becoming leaders and the study provides new recommendations for promoting women in tech sector.