Transformational leadership and resilience are two separate frameworks reviewed in
the literature. There has been minimal research investigating these two frameworks together
in the setting of higher education, which presented a need. Although these two conceptual
frameworks have several meanings, generally speaking, all were similar in nature. Resilience
derives it Latin root meaning, “to bounce back,” and transformational leadership is widely
viewed as a leader who believes the ability to be a power of positive change lies within each
individual. Coming to understand the relationship of these two paradigms within an
environment of higher education may assist current and future leaders within their
perspective stewardships.