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Resources: The Art and Science of Leadership, Ch. 3 and Leadership Theories Matrix
As a leader, you often need to display or clarify a concept. A matrix is a grid that contains information and offers a visual model of ideas. For this assignment, you will create a matrix that explains leadership theories.
Research the following five leadership theories and include these in your matrix (use the matrix template provided):
- Trait theories of leadership
- Behavioral theories of leadership
- Contingency models of leadership
- Skills approaches to leadership
- Situational methods of leadership
Develop the definition and characteristics of various leadership theories and approaches to leadership (trait leadership, behavioral leadership, contingency leadership, skills leadership and situational leadership).
Provide one or more examples to support the definition or characteristics of each form of leadership.
Write out your explanations in each section using about 350 words for each leadership theory.
Format your Leadership Theory Matrix with the template and consistent with APA guidelines.
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Leadership Theories Matrix
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Leadership Theories
Theory
Definition/Characteristics
Examples
Trait Leadership
This is a leadership theory
A leader might have various traits such
which assumes that
as self-confidence, drive, integrity,
individuals inherit certain
honesty and tolerance. Despite the fact
traits and qualities. It is
that all these are considered to be good
believed that these inherited
traits, not all leaders possess them. A
traits will make an individual
good example of an influential leader
better suited for leadership
was Adolf Hitler. Hitler was self-
roles. The trait theories will
confident and had drive. He was
most often identify a certain
however lacking other traits such as
personality or behavioral
honesty and integrity. A good leader
characteristics that are shared
can possess integrity and honesty, but
by leaders (Derue, 2011).
not every leader has integrity and
Characteristics:
a) The theory is based on
the belief that people
become leaders as a
result of inherited
traits and qualities.
b) The trait leadership
theory focuses on
honesty
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identifying the various
personality traits and
also characteristics
that are associated
with successful
leadership.
c) The theory is based on
the characteristics of
both successful and
unsuccessful leaders.
d) The theory is used to
predict the
effectiveness of
leadership.
Behavioral
Leadership
This leadership theory is
A leader who is bureaucratic is one
based on the belief that a
who is empowered and ...