Strategic leadership needs to be transformational if it is aimed to
serve the organization. In many instances, the type of leadership required to
change culture is transformational, because culture change needs much
energy and commitment to achieve outcomes. Theories of transformational
leadership emphasize that change is accomplished through the leader's
implementation of a unique vision of the organization through powerful
personal characteristics designed to change internal organizational cultural
norms (Hatch, 1993). What’s more, transformational leaders must operate
from a foundation of high morality and ethical practices and have a
fundamental understanding of the complex factors that make collective effort
possible in an organization.