5 thpery of Leadership

1. Behaviour theory of leadership

1.1. Genuine personal interest in the individual team members feeling tendency to be friendly approachable respecting team members opinions encouraging group members to express their concerns feelings harmony within the organization provision of security positive rewards rather than punishments.

1.2. Achieving goals, overcoming barriers, concentrating on achieving performance goals, assigning responsibilities were defined authority hierarchy accomplishing goals, producing explicit instructions, using rewards punishments to control behaviour.

1.3. A viewpoint suggesting that great leadership exhibit key behaviours across a wide range of situations

2. Situational theory  of leadership

2.1. The most effective leadership behaviour depends on the followers ability and motivation

2.2. Relationship behaviors task behaviors refer to the handout

2.3. The leadership styles range from highly autocratic (directive) through democratic (participative) to highly laissez-faire.

3. Trait theory of leadership

3.1. A viewpoint suggesting that great leadership exhibit certain key personality traits across a wide range of situations

3.2. Over ambition desire to lead influence others honesty integrity self confidence intelligence technical knowledge of subject

4. Comprehensive theory of leadership

4.1. Relationship behaviors task behaviors refer to the handout

4.2. This theory acknowledges the importance of considering the context within which leadership occurs

5. Personality theory of leadership

5.1. Blue: warm empathetic seek harmony good communication skills

5.2. Orange: active fun loving adventuresome

5.3. Gold: Organized dependable prefer structure

5.4. Green: Curious, innovative, problem solvers

5.5. A theory suggesting that a person’s leadership style develops naturally based on his or her strengths prefered behaviours