Leadership viewed through double lenses: An examination of transformational leader behaviours and social processes of leadership and their impact on key organisational variables within Australian local councils † . Michael Muchiri, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia. Ray W Cooksey, University of New England, Armidale, Australia. † This study was partially funded by a University of New England Research Assistantship granted to the first author. The paper is based on the PhD research findings for the first author.