Transformational Leadership: Millennial Leadership Style in Industry 4.0

Abstract

This article analyzes how transformational leadership roles reflect the character of the millennial generation in the fourth industrial revolution. As the development of technology advances rapidly, people take advantages of it not only for education and research development but also for need fulfillment. In industry 4.0, technological competition seems to have great impact on company performance. The data obtained from the Ministry of Communication and Information show that the growth of online retail business in Indonesia was relatively high (36%) from year 2010 to 2013. The rate was twice higher than that of The Phillipine’s and Malaysia’s, even 3.5 times higher than Singapore’s. The number of Internet users in 2014 was 83.6 millions, which showed approximately 33% growth rate in Internet penetration. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that 50% of workers in Indonesia are less than 30 years old. In other words, the millennials are mostly active workers who have constant access to information and technology. This is a library research gathering and analyzing information from related references and theories, which have become the basic foundation and sources in analyzing problems in this research. The results revealed that transformational leadership can be improved and optimized by implementing the four primary factors, namely idealized influence, intellectual stimulation, inspirational stimulation, and individualized consideration.

Engineering Leadership and Sustainable Smart Manufacturing: Literature Review with Focus on Contemporary Era (2000-2020)

“…Some believe that transformational leadership is the most suitable leadership style for millennials in the age of Industry 4.0 since it inspires, develops, supports, and adapts to change. It is also suitable for a volatile business environment where creativity and innovation are key factors for Organizational success (Suyanto et al, 2019). An obvious example supporting the need to study competencies within a specific context is the contradictory results between different studies.…”

“…A study found that the leadership role in sustainable business development is critical to achieving sustainability; however, sustainable business requires a change in the current structure. Therefore, leaders need to develop new business strategies and capabilities (Szczepańska-Woszczyna & Kurowska-Pysz, 2016). Another study found a direct relationship between the sustainable project and leadership competencies, where having the required leadership competencies is important to reach sustainability (Tabassi et al, 2016).…”

Strategi Manajemen Sumber Daya Manusia dalam Mengelola Kepemimpinan Millenial Untuk Meningkatkan Produktivitas Karyawan yang Didukung oleh Teknologi Modern

“…Saat ini, komunikasi banyak dilakukan dalam bentuk digital. Menurut (Suyanto et al, 2019) pemimpin di generasi milenial sudah erat dengan teknologi komunikasi akibat revolusi industri 4.0. Misalnya ketika ingin mengadakan rapat, dengan perkembangan teknologi saat ini, rapat dapat dilakukan jarak jauh dengan menggunakan video conference.…”

“…Pentingnya kepemimpinan di milenial harus menjadi perhatian karena generasi kerja terbesar sekarang berada di usia milenial (Suyanto et al, 2019). Jika pemimpin ini tidak dikelola dengan tepat, maka perusahaan akan mengalami kerugian.…”

Impact of Leadership Style on Employees Commitment: Moderating Role of Organization Politics: A Case Study of Public Sector Universities of KPK

“…The transformational style of leadership encourages followers towards innovation and creativity and enables them in attaining superior needs like self-actualization and self-esteem. Suyanto, et al, (2019) evaluated that transformational leaders create a sense of belongingness among the employees towards their organizations and inspire them to sacrifice their self-interest for the achievement of organizational goals. Muchtar & Qamariah, (2014) argued that transformational leaders motivate their employees through inspirational techniques and encourages them to think innovatively for the best possible means of performing their duties and achieving the set organizational goals, which in return causes an increase in their underlying commitment level towards their respective organizations.…”