There is absolutely a difference between being a leader who is transactional versus one who is transformational. What's the difference you ask? Transactional leaders tend to lead by rules opposed to relationship, they focus on compliance, supervision, task management, and may get caught up on tasks opposed to big picture. Transformational leaders tend to lead by focusing on morale, engagement; they seek out the big picture and future ahead and how to get there without ascribing the step-by-step