The Conformity Extent of FUM Manager's Behavior with the Indicators of Transformational Leadership Theory and its Relationship with Personnel Development

The study is conducted to investigate the relationship between the transformational leadership style of leaders and personnel development in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM). The research method was selected as a correlation one. The sample included 192 employees who were hired permanently and conventionally. The data was collected by two separate instruments: One for recognizing transformational leadership and other for measuring personnel development. Data were analyzed by referring statistics to respond research questions. The most important findings show that: 1) The quality of FUM managers were higher than transformational leadership indicators; 2) Based on Mc Lagan's model, the quality of personnel development was higher than average; 3) There was a meaningful and direct relationship between transformational leadership and personnel development; 4) Based on the overall mean of Mc Lagan's model, the quality of personnel development cannot be predicted by the transformational leadership indicators.