Weaknesses have many components that seem too broad, treat leadership more as a personality trait than as a learned behavior, and have the potential for abusing power.
Lack of Detail
A transformational leader is effective at motivating and rallying a staff behind a singular company vision, but he often lacks the attention to detail required to create a strong corporate structure or follow company policies, according to the Mind Tools website. The transformational leader is concerned with the overall big picture and sometimes neglects the daily operational details.
Disguising Reality
The transformational leader operates primarily through motivation. She encourages employees to succeed by convincing them to take on more responsibility and improve themselves through training and hard work. But a transformational leader can sometimes blur the line between reality and inspiration, according to the Changing Minds website. To get the results she wants, the transformational leader will continue to encourage an employee through inspiration and praise for the employee's performance. The reality could be that the employee lacks the skills to perform the job tasks assigned to him and the transformational leader offers only words of encouragement when training is needed.