Demokrasi Dan Kepemimpinan Transformatif

Abstract

After the 1998 Reformation, Indonesia entered an era of democratic and open national life. Therefore, there is a need for democratic, effective and efficient national and regional leadership as well as a peaceful, just and constitutional generation transfer. For this reason, apart from structuring a political system, a substantive democracy also requires a transformative leadership model. This paper aims to explain the concept of transformative leadership that is relevant to the condition of the Indonesian nation after the reform. By analyzing comprehensively the historical aspects and the current reality of the Indonesian nation based on data and literature study. The importance of transformative leadership with leadership characteristics that are firm, fair, indiscriminate in enforcing the law, able to inspire the spirit of the nation and the state to progress, oriented towards the welfare of the people and devoting all their thoughts and energy to the progress of the country without fear, to replace the transactional leadership model based on on the authority and legitimacy of the bureaucracy which is clearly detrimental to the state and the people so that the state will stagnate and there will be no change. In the current reform era, Indonesia needs transformative leadership, which is oriented towards change in order to achieve its goals, by involving its followers. They take advantage of soft power by setting an example, motivating followers to have ideals in an effort to achieve goals. Transformative leaders have similar behaviors such as Visioning, Inspiring, Stimulating, Coaching and Team building which are proven through real action, in the form of decisions or policies that are organized, measurable in overcoming problems appropriately, intelligently and agilely.