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Leadership Theories and Styles Overview

The document discusses several theories of leadership, including: 1. Early theories like trait theory, which focuses on leader characteristics, and behavioral theory, which focuses on leader behaviors. 2. Contemporary theories like Fiedler's situational leadership model, Hersey-Blanchard's model of readiness, and House's path-goal theory. 3. Modern theories like transactional leadership, transformational leadership, charismatic leadership, visionary leadership, team leadership, and servant leadership.

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Leadership Theories and Styles Overview

The document discusses several theories of leadership, including: 1. Early theories like trait theory, which focuses on leader characteristics, and behavioral theory, which focuses on leader behaviors. 2. Contemporary theories like Fiedler's situational leadership model, Hersey-Blanchard's model of readiness, and House's path-goal theory. 3. Modern theories like transactional leadership, transformational leadership, charismatic leadership, visionary leadership, team leadership, and servant leadership.

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Lesson 3: Leadership Styles and

Theories
Early Leadership Theories
given by Kreitbner and Kinicki (2013)
1. Trait theory
a theory based on leader traits or personal characteristics that
differentiate leaders from followers.

2. Behavioral theory
a theory that focuses on the behavior, action, conduct, demeanor or
deportment of a leader instead of his or her personality traits.
Lesson 3: Leadership Styles and
Theories
CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF
LEADERSHIP
1. Fiedler Model
It is situational leadership theory proposed by Fred Fiedler, an
organizational behavior scholar.
2. Hersey- Blanchard Model
Proposed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard.
focused on subordinates’ readiness or extent to which the said
subordinates have the ability and willingness to accomplish a specific
work assignment.
Lesson 3: Leadership Styles and
Theories
CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP
3. Path-Goal Theory
a theory developed by Robert House.
 states that the leader’s task is to lead his other followers or
subordinates.
o Directive leadership – where the leader gives specific guidelines to followers so
that task accomplishment would be easier;
o Supportive leadership – where the leader shows concern and friendliness to
subordinates;
o Participative leadership – where the leader asks for suggestions from followers
before decision-making;
o Achievement leadership – where the leader sets the goals that subordinates must
try to achieve.
Lesson 3: Leadership Styles and
Theories
MODERN LEADERSHIP VIEWS
1. Transactional Leadership Model
states that leaders guide their subordinates toward the achievement of
their organization’s goals by using social exchange or transactions by
offering rewards in exchange for their productivity.
2. Transformational Leadership Model
developed from transactional leadership.
states that leaders inspire or transform followers to achieve
extraordinary outcomes
Lesson 3: Leadership Styles and
Theories
MODERN LEADERSHIP VIEWS
3. Charismatic Leadership Theory
states that leaders who have a charismatic personality are able to
influence their subordinates to follow them.
4. Visionary Leadership Theory
states that leaders are able to make their subordinates follow because
of their ability to create and articulate a realistic, credible and
attractive vision that may improve present conditions or circumstances.
Lesson 3: Leadership Styles and
Theories
MODERN LEADERSHIP VIEWS
5. Team Leadership Theory
a theory that emerged because if the fact that leadership is
increasingly taking place within a tem context and that more
companies are now utilizing work teams led or guided by leaders.
6. Servant Leadership Theory
proposed by Robert Greenleaf in 1970.
states that servant-leaders must focus on increased service to others
rather than to one’s self

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