Core Leadership Theories

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Core Leadership Theories

Situational

Depends on situation group is in: Need a quick decision? An autocratic leader may be the best leader in this situation

Power and influence

There are two types of personal power; expert and referent

There are three main types of positional power; legitimate, coercive, and reward.

Based on ways that leaders use their power and influence to get things done

Behavioral

Laissez-faire Leaders

Works when team is highly capable but this can fail is the leader is lazy and/or distracted

Allow people to make agreements among themselves

Democratic Leader

Important when team agreement matters, can be difficult to agree though due to the many different ideas and perspective

Team gets a say in the decision prior to it being made

Autocratic Leader

Appropriate when a decision needs to made quickly

Make decisions without including team in decision making

Dictates how leaders behave in groups; do they involve the group in decision making?

Trait

Distinctive quality that you either have or you don't

However none of these theories guarantee success as a leader

Some examples would be: Integrity, empathy, assertiveness etc...

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