Perhaps the reason there are so many models and leadership models and theories is that we really don't know much about the whole process of leading and following, but it's a fascinating and important topic. Here we'll provide links to articles on models and theories of leadership.
By Centre for Leadership Studies
- The report begins with a review of leadership theories and tracks their evolution over the past 70 years from the “great man” notion of heroic leaders, through trait theories,behaviourist theories, situational leadership, contingency theory and on to transactional and transformational leadership. Each of these offers some insights into the qualities ofsuccessful leaders, but there has been a shift in focus from the generic characteristics and behaviours of the individual to a recognition of the importance of responding todifferent situations and contexts and the leaders’ role in relation to followers. The review concludes with an introduction to the notion of “dispersed leadership” and a distinction between the process of “leadership” and the socially-constructed role of “leader”. The next section, on Leadership Models and Competency Frameworks, presents a range of leadership and management frameworks currently being used in organisations. These define the qualities required of people in leadership positions and help to inform the leadership development process. Seven private-sector, nine public sector and eight generic frameworks are discussed.
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By Michele Erina Doyle and Mark K. Smith
- What is leadership? Here Michele Erina Doyle and Mark K. Smith explore some of the classical models of leadership. In particular they look at earlier approaches to studying the area via the notions of traits and behaviours, and to what has become known as contingency theory. From there they turn to more recent, ‘transformational’ theories and some issues of practice.
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- Interest in leadership increased during the early part of the twentieth century. Early leadership theories focused on what qualities distinguished between leaders and followers, while subsequent theories looked at other variables such as situational factors and skill level. While many different leadership theories have emerged, most can be classified as one of eight major types
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By Chris Ortiz
- This small article is a plug for a book about leadership, but it does discuss 10 weaknesses that an incompetent leader will display. Determine if you see yourself in any of the ten signs. If so, recognizing a weakness is the first step to change.
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