Caro, Denis H. J.2015-04-272015-04-272015-04-272015-04-27WP.2015.05http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32284http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-927The 21st century events will undoubtedly require attention to the leadership challenges of emergency management systems. Based on a grounded theory approach, this qualitative study reports on key informant analysis of the perspectives of leading professionals in emergency management across Canada. The emerging model points to the importance of eight specific attributes of transformational leadership in the context of emergency management and suggests that contextualization of health leadership is of particular import.