Introduction Leadership can basically be defined as the process in which an individual provides directions or a process of social influence, which is enlisted by a person together with assistance from others to attain or rather accomplish a common goal. Leaders are persons entrusted by the society to bring change in their state of living: positive changes that will enable them coexist and accomplish various goals in life. Therefore, leadership is all about providing directions to a group of people. There exist various perspectives or meanings attributed to leadership based on the finding of various researchers. For instance, the effectiveness of leadership based on gender conducted between 1967-1987 by Eagly and Johannesen (2003, p.570) found that leadership styles among the genders was more stereotypical. Earlier researchers distinguished between two leadership styles namely the task oriented and interpersonally oriented style. While task oriented approach concerns accomplishments of the tasks assigned without necessary placing emphasis on the procedures in which the tasks were accomplishment, interpersonally oriented style concerns close engagement through relationships with others by addressing the subject’s welfare and morale. Further, there exist two categories of leaders: democratic and autocratic. Democratic leaders are accommodative and allow participation of subjects in decision making as opposed to autocratic leaders provide directives to their subordinates. This therefore illustrates the different kinds of leaders and there approach. Contemporary researches applauses the transformational leaders who inspire and motivate their followers by nurturing their abilities to contribute positively to the growth and success of the organization. Transformational leadership is a form of leadership that is inclusive and is ready to change from the traditional way of doing things. As Bass (1998, p. 87) points out, transformational leaders project themselves as role models hence gaining the confidence and trust of their followers. They state and define their future goals and ambitions further coming up with appropriate plans in order to achieve the goals. Furthermore, they are innovative and are not overwhelmed by status quo hence they always yearn to be successful in their leadership. They therefore are agents of change in society. However, as the paper reveals, leadership comes in handy in nurturing changes in the society based on its vital roles it plays ranging from ensuring the participation of people in decision-making, coming up with innovative ideas, organizing the work, and planning all of which aim at bringing the followers together and towards a common goal. Roles of leadership in transforming the society Good leadership is supposed to transform the society into a productive and vision-oriented unit. For instance, in various organizations, it proves hard, if not impossible, to witness change without the involvement of the top management or the leaders. Therefore, most of the transformation and changes in organization is solely dependent on the direction and leadership or the responsibilities entrusted to the leaders (Brown & Mitchell 2010, p. 601). The powerful guiding coalition in an org