LDRLB

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Maybe leadership isn’t about who you are, what skills you have or how you act. Maybe what defines effective leadership is about more than just you. This inquisitive contemplation brought forth the idea of Contingency theory, and moved the field of leadership theory forward by another drastic step.

Contingency Theory 74

Contingency Theory Situational Leadership Leadership Styles Motivation 74

LDRLB

APRIL 1, 2010

The magnum opus of Robert Greenleaf, Servant Leadership is a recent theory of leadership that argues that the most effective leaders are servants of their people. However, numerous others theorists have contributed to our understanding of servant leadership. Intro to Leadership Theory. Why Theory.

Greenleaf 114

Greenleaf Contingency Theory Servant Leader Leadership 114

LDRLB

MARCH 18, 2010

Transformational leadership is a relatively new approach to leadership that focuses on how leaders can create valuable and positive change in their followers. James MacGregor Burns first introduced the concepts of transformational leadership when studying political leaders, but this term is now used when studying organizations as well.

Contingency Theory 111

Contingency Theory Leadership Compliance Leadership Styles 111

CO2

APRIL 20, 2012

14 Fascinating Theories from Leadership Studies. If you’ve never delved into the field of leadership studies as a businessperson or college student , you really should. TRAIT THEORY. Taking a look at trait theory, you’ll see that it is in many ways related to Great Man Theory when it comes to understanding leadership.

Leadership 131

Leadership Contingency Theory Leadership Styles Proposal 131

LDRLB

MARCH 4, 2010

Path-goal theory is half leadership, half motivational theory. It was developed to explain how leaders motivate their followers toward a determined end. Path-goal theory is a contingency theory, in that it predicts how leaders style will interact with follower needs and the nature of the task.

Goal 84

Goal Contingency Theory Expectancy Theory Leadership Styles 84

LDRLB

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

Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Leadership theory has always been an attempt to understand what make a leader effective and distill and share those lessons with others. Leadership theory has evolved and continues to evolve over time. Another important leadership theory is Servant Leadership popularized by Robert Greenleaf in the seventies.

Contingency Theory 106

Contingency Theory Leadership Leadership Styles Ethics 106