The ability to change a person is an incredible feat. But, changing the “view” of a city, is ‘God-like’. I would like to discuss in this essay about Father Gregory Boyle. A Jesuit priest who started his young priest work in an industry of Homeboy. Also, I would like to discuss a peculiar foe. Bruce Karatz, an impressive yet cunning businessman. It is also interesting to note, that the Homeboy industries could be considered of an equal status as my hometown of San Pedro Sula. It’s also interesting to me to check on both perspectives of the coin (Boyle and Karatz). It’s imperative that knowledge over an industry is important to ‘gain’ knowledge for some ‘profit’ as Karatz example was. But, it’s also important to maintain the motivation of your…show more content… Father Boyle, I would consider himself as a transformational leader for the sole factor that he truly wants to see the people of Homeboy succeed. As Peter Northhouse’s book, Leadership Theory and Practice transformation leadership is the process that changes and transforms people. “It is concerned with emotions, values, ethics, standards, and long-term goals” (Northhouse 161). Father Boyle has always maintained a high morale because he always tries his best in helping the people of Homeboy, by giving money, shelter, job offers, and companionship. He is a person who tries his best even though he doesn’t have enough. As stated in the reading. “Boyle also continues to give cash to people who show up in need, and to pay for things he could never get a budget line for, despite his board’s entreaties to stop.” (Douglas, Mc 2012, April 16) He is a person who tries to encourage change (for the…show more content… He could achieve most of his “Victories” because of his followers. For example, the followers of Father Boyle are affiliated, desire his structure (God’s way), and maintains a “self-perceived level of task ability”. We can see that Father Boyle, is also using the Path-goal theories. Because of the sole reason that no matter what, Boyle maintain an “equal” power level to his “subordinates”. We see at the very end of the article, that Father Boyle maintain this equal status. "I told my daughter I'm going to buy her kids an outfit for school," she said. In which Doyle repied with "No," Boyle said. "No, tell her you did it. You did it.” (Douglas, Mc 2012, April 16). His results shown to be a pretty influential person in his community and a respectable man. In which he sets aside most of “personal gains” to help the needs of his
