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A Timeless Blueprint for Development

The Center For Leadership Studies

Not so for the levels model developed by Harvard professor Robert Katz in 1955. Beyond graphic enhancements that have transported us from chalk boards in classrooms to screens on mobile devices, Katz’s depiction of organizational landscape, in combination with the skills needed to succeed, has proven to be ageless. The Skills.

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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. The two primary theories to develop from a skills approach were Katz’sthree-skill approach and Mumford’s skills model of leadership. Situational Leadership Theory. A Word on Theory.

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