Problem AnalysisAfter the interview with Mrs. Howland, it was realized that this is no ordinary leader. Although her role requires her to demonstrate elements of transactional leadership while leading a typical day in her work environment, it became obvious that there was more to her leadership style. Ms. Howland has demonstrated the use of transformational leadership as a way to motivate and inspire her team and those around her. Over the course of her nine years at Crescent Point Energy, Ms. Howland was the driving force behind many changes as the company evolved from a small player to a midstream player in the conventional oil and gas industry. From his position within the accounting department, the growth of the company and its vision for the future was used to gather resources and sell a vision to upper management, as well as his colleagues and subordinates within the company. That said, it will be shown that selling the vision to top management was only the first step towards a new vision and corresponding behaviors throughout his department. Howland demonstrated transformational leadership during the planning, execution and implementation of a new accounting system. She was the project manager, charged with ensuring the success of the conversion from Ultimus, the company's old system conversion program, to ADP, an automatic data processing program that takes advantage of electronic invoicing, allowing sellers to automatically and electronically charge invoices in Crescent Point's accounting system. . The process of integrating new accounting software requires the leader to adhere to a transformational approach, based on their personality and ability to make a difference through example... middle of paper... adaptation system, to a promotion style that adheres to different personality types and retention of qualified employees. Ms. Howland has also demonstrated transformational leadership in how she rewards subordinates, allowing them the autonomy and self-empowerment to select their own rewards. This has been proven to stimulate employees intellectually, which in turn will increase their motivation and productivity within the organization. By attending to the small details of the organization, Ms. Howland has, through a causal sequence, increased Crescent Point's organizational culture. The culture he fostered is based on organizational cohesion, which allowed his department to detect market fluctuations early. As a result, Ms. Howland and her department have been able to remain highly productive and successful in a commodity-based industry.