Potential employers often use the role-play interview technique to build a mock exercise which demonstrates both strengths and weaknesses of a candidate. Role-playing interviews allow applicants to showcase their abilities and suitability for the role in question (Doll (2018)). In the role-playing interview I played the part of a manager. I was able to see the difficulties of leadership positions through this interview. I was able to distinguish between transformative and transactional leaders through the exercise. My task was to inspire my colleagues for the upcoming marketing campaign. I shared my vision with the team. My zeal and enthusiasm persuaded them that I was the right person to help. It was possible to successfully recruit my followers.
The foundation of transformational leadership are inspirational motivation, idealized influence (personal concern), and intellectual stimulation. Inspirational motivation is a key tool for transformational leaders (Buil and al., 2019, 2019). Everyone supported me in communicating my goal. The interview role-play gave me the opportunity to share my ideas and earned the respect of my team. Individualized attention is about providing support to all team members. To foster an inclusive environment, I made sure that every team member was heard.
It was crucial to me understanding how a manager could be either a transformational or transactional leader. Transactional leaders, in other words, are people who value order and structure over interpersonal relationships. In such a system, excellent work is rewarded while bad performance is penalized (Ma & Jiang, 2018). It was obvious to me that this structure wouldn’t work for a company that relies on creativity and innovation in order to complete its tasks. A marketing strategy is necessary to market a product for kids.