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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 section.

Format your Leadership Theory Matrix with the template and consistent with APA guidelines.

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Leadership Theories LDR/300 Version 7 University of Phoenix Material Leadership Theories Matrix Complete the following sections using the provided matrix template. Develop a leadership theories matrix that describes 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; each section should contain about 350 words. Format your matrix consistent with APA guidelines. Theory Trait Leadership Definition/Characteristics Behavioral Leadership Contingency Leadership Skills Leadership Situational Leadership Copyright © 2017 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Examples 1 Leadership Theories LDR/300 Version 7 References APA-formatted citation APA-formatted citation Copyright © 2017 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. 2
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Leadership Theories
LDR/300 Version 7

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Theory
Trait Leadership

Definition/Characteristics
Trait leadership is a model based on the
assumption that leadership is an in born trait
and individuals who possess the qualities and
traits should become leaders as they are better
suited. Trait leadership identifies these traits
among leaders, whether successful or
otherwise, and ascertain the capacity of
potential leaders to be successful or not. The
concept can be traced to Thomas Carlyle in the
19th century (Afsaneh, 2014). Trait theory of
leadership is founded on the characteristics of
leaders and used to predict how effective a
leader will be. There is a list of traits that are
compared to those of individuals who are
potential leaders to ascertain how successful
they will be in their leadership (Afsaneh,
2014). Once found, the theory posits that these
leaders are natural and they can be nurtured to
be great leaders. In the past, trait leadership
focused on leadership characteristics that were
innate, and showed that there are some people
who are born leaders, which could be attributed
to their psychological features. Proponents of
trait leadership believe that the development of

Examples
Trait leadership identifies certain core traits that are
considered preconditions that people born with leadership
potential exhibit:
i.
Achievement drive where people exhibit high level
of energy, initiative, effort and ambition, for
instance, Steve Jobs
ii.
Motivation where individuals will show an intense
desire to become leaders and show others how to
achieve shared goals
iii.
Integrity
iv.
Confidence
v.
Cognitive ability which is depicted in form of good
judgment, analytical skills, and conceptual skills
vi.
Business knowledge
vii.
Emotional maturity, for instance, the individual is
well adjusted and lacks any serious psychological
issues
viii. Charisma
ix.
Creativity

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Leadership Theories
LDR/300 Version 7

leaders is based on identifying and measuring
qualities of a good leader, screening potential
leaders to identify people who will fail at being
leaders and then training those who have the
potential to be successful. In the recent past,
the belief has been although people can possess
certain characteristics naturally, they can also
be taught and engrained into the behavior of a
potential leader and influencing their success
(Afsaneh, 2014). In modern thinking,
leadership is considered as a skill which
individuals can master and hence traits
identified in trait leadership can be honed.

Behavioral
Leadership

Behavioral leadership is based on the
observable actions and reactions that leaders
exhibit in certain settings. Behavioral theories
are focused on th...

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