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Hello I need help with the following: (Please see attached worksheets)
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 section.
Format your Leadership Theory Matrix with the template and consistent with APA guidelines and be sure to provide a cover sheet.
Include a cover page when finalizing your assignment.
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Leadership Theories
LDR/300 Version 5
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Theory
Trait Leadership
Definition/Characteristics
Examples
Trait theories are based on the identification of An example of the application of the trait theory in the
the characteristics of people that are used to
selection of leaders is in the United Kingdom. In the country,
differentiate good leaders from weak leaders.
the candidates interested in filling positions of senior civil
According to the theorists of the trait theories,
servants have to answer a questionnaire called 16PF5, which is
leaders are not made during their lives, rather,
used to measure the personalities of the candidates. The use of
they are born with a set of unique features that
the personality test surveys is based on the idea that good
make them good leaders. Therefore, according
leaders have a particular set of traits that are not present in
to the proponents of the theories, leadership is
weak leaders. Therefore, only the people with the specific set
an innate ability that results from inborn
of personality traits qualify in the interviews for promotion to
features. Therefore, the theories suppose that
the positions (ORG Module Unit 6: Leadership).
leaders and individuals with the immutable
traits that confer them capacity to control others
successfully. The methods are based on early
research that sought to find the core personality
traits of good leaders that are absent in nonleaders, but present in leaders. According to the
theorists, knowing the set of features may help
companies and their organizations to predict
individuals that may become good leaders if
they are trained and therefore make their
selections and training successful (Colbert,
Barrick & Bradley, 2014).
There are severa...
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