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Use the History of Leadership to Lead Better Today

Mark Sanborn

During the 20th century, researchers began to focus on the situational context of leadership leading to the development of contingency theories which suggest that different leadership styles are effective in different situations. Here are twelve ideas that have withstood the test of time: 1. One size rarely fits all.

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Interview with David McCuistion of Vanguard Organizational Leadership (VOL)

Modern Servant Leader

Following Servant Leadership practices as you build relationships with those you lead helps make them more autonomous, better employees and citizens, and empowers them to being more proactive in their work. Why do you advocate Servant Leadership? As Greenleaf wrote, there is a healing in the process of serving others.

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14 Leadership Studies – Quick Overview of Leadership

CO2

PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP THEORY. The id ea of a participative leadership style arises from the work of Dr. Rensis Likert in 1967. Likert proposed several types of leadership styles including exploitative authoritative, benevolent authoritative, consultative, and participative. SERVANT LEADERSHIP THEORY.