Abstract
This research aims to identify the relationship between the availability of transformational management with its four dimensions (ideal impact, inspirational stimulation, intellectual stimulation, and individual considerations) and the practice of effective communication skills (verbal and non-verbal) with the heads of departments of King Abdulaziz University (KAU) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This helps the communication process in achieving the goals of the management and vice versa. In order to achieve the objectives of the study and answer its questions, two questionnaires were developed. The first was used to measure the availability of the transformational management style, and the second was used to measure the effective communication skills. The researcher used the descriptive survey approach as well as the correlational and comparative approaches. The research population (104 members) was selected from the faculty staff members at the King Abdulaziz University by the random stratified simple method. The results of the study revealed the availability of transformational management with the heads of departments, at a higher degree than that of the faculty members. Moreover, the results also showed high communication skills among the heads of departments and a strong statistically significant direct correlation between the availability of transformational management and the practice of effective communication skills. The research ended up with several recommendations, the most important being the adoption of transformational management style at work because of their high correlation with communication skills, and a specific criteria for the selection of heads of departments that take into account the availability of the transformational style.