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What Are The Different Approaches And Theories Regarding Leadership?

Strategy Driven

Leadership theories are mainly categorized into Trait Theory, Behaviour Theory, and Contingency Theory. Trait theory, also known as the ‘great man’ theory, is focused on the characteristics of leaders.

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Situational Leadership Theory

LDRLB

If you haven’t noticed it yet, most leadership theories build on the previous one. In the same manner, situational leadership theory builds upon contingency theory. In the time since its inception, situational leadership II has become a standard model for use in training managers and leaders. Why Theory.

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Strengths-Based Leadership Theory

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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.

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Style Theory

LDRLB

Blake and Mouton ran with this idea, developing a model for training leaders that describes leadership behaviors as plots on a grid with two axes: concern for results (task behaviors) and concern for people (relationship behavior). In addition to enhancing understanding of leadership, style theory is supported by a large body of research.

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

CO2

This theory was a hot topic in the mid-1970s and takes its roots in the larger social exchange theory, a social psychological perspective that explains social change and stability as a process of negotiated exchanges between parties. CONTINGENCY THEORY OF LEADERSHIP. PATH-GOAL THEORY OF LEADERSHIP.