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Skills Theory

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This meant that trait theory was not particularly useful for developing new leaders who lack those traits. Similar to trait theory, skills theories are leader-centric, focused on what characteristics about leaders make them effective. Intro to Leadership Theory. Why Theory. A Word on Theory.

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

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It isn’t hard to see how this could apply in the workplace, and that’s just what organizational scholars did, showing that leaders develop different relationships with each subordinate as each party defines their respective roles. CONTINGENCY THEORY OF LEADERSHIP. PATH-GOAL THEORY OF LEADERSHIP. Evans and Robert J.