title: Radiographer perceptions of managerial transformational leadership levels.
abstract: Transformational leadership focuses on the ability of a leader to impact employees by inspiring employees to broaden interests in work as well as to be innovative and creative. It is positively associated with employee satisfaction and commitment to the organization. Characteristics of transformational leaders include confidence, ability to mange and deal with complexity, and belief in their employees and organizations. Considering the importance of leadership skills in radiology departments, this paper addresses directly the empirical evidence concerning radiographer's perception of their radiology managers and supervisors transformational leadership levels in the United States. Leadership can be taught, and we as a profession must begin to implement leadership training programs for our current and future leaders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Sciences, School of Allied Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA. jlegg@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Legg
authors.forename: Duane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Akroyd
authors.forename: Melissa B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Jackowski
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004496:Education, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011361:Professional Competence; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D055815:Young Adult