Transformational vs. Transactional

Is it true that to be a transformational leader you have built in personality and emotional traits that lend you to leading in such a way? I do believe that certain people are gifted in areas of personality and emotions that lend them to naturally be transformational leaders. However, I do believe that leadership is simply a call to stand up when God calls you to something. I do not think that all cases of leadership are planned or a choice, but I do believe that is most cases, they are a choice of obedience to God. I also believe that God equips those that He calls to fulfill the purposes that He has for them at certain times throughout their life. I’m not sure I’ve come to a strong conclusion as to whether transformational leadership is born or made, but I do believe that leadership is a gift given by God for specific times within someone’s life and that God will equip those He calls.
That conclusion brought me to my second and third questions. To be transformational while leading in ministry, does that mean you must be transformed yourself and allow God to daily transform your heart to what His would want versus what is so inherently human-natured, the transactional approach? Is the transactional approach easiest to our built-in human nature? I believe the answer to these questions is yes. I do believe that God equips those that He calls, but I also believe that transformational leadership is a result of a transformed heart that is no longer focused on self. Our human nature lends us to be focused on self and lead in a transactional style which often benefits self. So, as leaders within ministry, we must remember Romans 12:2 which says, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” In my opinion, transformational leadership is a daily choice to transform and new our minds to follow God and lead as He would have us to. Transformational leadership is a result of a moment by moment following of God and a deep rooted relationship to do His will.