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APRIL 9, 2010

Strengths-Based Leadership Theory (also known as Strengths-Based Organizational Management or SBOM) is a method of maximizing the efficiency, productivity, and success of an organization by focusing on and continuously developing the strengths of organizational resources, such as computer systems, tools, and people. Why Theory.

Contingency Theory 87

Contingency Theory Leadership Situational Leadership Tools 87

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JANUARY 8, 2010

Airport bookstores are crowded with books on leadership, and each one seems to promote a “leadership lack.” On and on the dialogue goes to the point where readers become be confused because the 21 Unassailable Edicts of Leadership are different than the 7 Routines of Really Efficient Leaders. Intro to Leadership Theory.

Contingency Theory 79

Contingency Theory Leadership Situational Leadership Survey 79

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MARCH 4, 2010

Path-goal theory is half leadership, half motivational theory. According to path-goal theory, leaders help followers be selecting a style of leadership (directive, supportive, participative or achievement-oriented) that motivates followers and helps them move toward the desired reward. Intro to Leadership Theory.

Goal 84

Goal Contingency Theory Expectancy Theory Leadership Styles 84

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Similar to trait theory, skills theories are leader-centric, focused on what characteristics about leaders make them effective. The two primary theories to develop from a skills approach were Katz’sthree-skill approach and Mumford’s skills model of leadership. In this way, leadership is available to anyone.

Skills 116

Skills Katz Contingency Theory Reference 116

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MARCH 11, 2010

Leadership’s focus, then, should be on developing these dyads. Intro to Leadership Theory. Why Theory. A Word on Theory. Trait Theory. Skills Theory. Style Theory. Contingency Theory. Situational Leadership Theory. Path-Goal Theory.

Contingency Theory 98

Contingency Theory Reference Follow-up Situational Leadership 98

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JANUARY 21, 2010

All theories are false, but have a useful element of truth to them. What makes some leadership theories more useful than others is the same as what makes earth-shape theories more useful than others: situation. The theory that will be most useful is the theory that works best with the situation. Why Theory.

Contingency Theory 92

Contingency Theory Situational Leadership Leadership Goal 92

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Underlying this search was the early recognition of the importance of leadership and the assumption that leadership is rooted in the characteristics that certain individuals possess. So it is natural that the first systematic attempt t study leadership researched the traits of leaders. Intro to Leadership Theory.

Contingency Theory 107

Contingency Theory Situational Leadership Definition Analysis 107

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

How leaders combine these two behaviors determines their leadership effectiveness. Style theory refers to three main theories or lines of research: the Ohio State University studies, the Michigan University studies and the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid. Intro to Leadership Theory. Why Theory. Useful Lies.

Contingency Theory 92

Contingency Theory Consensus Compliance Leadership Styles 92

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JANUARY 14, 2010

That’s why books by celebrity CEOs and leadership gurus are among the best sellers of any list. However, when this is all we consume about leadership, we succumb to survivorship bias. This is where theory comes in. Intro to Leadership Theory. Why Theory. A Word on Theories. Trait Theory.

Contingency Theory 74

Contingency Theory Engineering Analysis Construction 74