Leadership has a major role to play in education in the 21st century. To be an effective academic leader, in today’s world, it is vitally important that educational leaders possess a good understanding of how true leadership is best demonstrated in the impartation of knowledge. There many various forms of leadership in practice today in classrooms and in school management.
Purpose
Each of these theories form the basis of what theorist believe is the best way to motivate others to serve those under one’s leadership and to encourage teachers to best educate their students (Giltinane, 2013). Nevertheless, it is also clear that all theories of leadership bear similarities and vast differences as well. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to examine and compare the similarities and differences of three important leadership theories, which are servant leadership, transformational …show more content…
This is debatable, since the main emphasis of the leadership theory is the exact opposite of this criticism that has been stated by critics. In addition, transformational leaders have been critiqued as tending to create a cult of personality where leaders can pick and choose the employees they want to advance based on their support of a charismatic leader.
Perhaps the answer to this accusation is that whatever style of leadership that is in force in an organization, it is logically always the most energetic and experienced who rise to the top of management first. The uniqueness of transformational leadership is that the leader will rise up those to manage others, who will themselves seek out others to advance into leadership by example, results and a dedication to the vision that the management sets forth for future
Purpose
Each of these theories form the basis of what theorist believe is the best way to motivate others to serve those under one’s leadership and to encourage teachers to best educate their students (Giltinane, 2013). Nevertheless, it is also clear that all theories of leadership bear similarities and vast differences as well. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to examine and compare the similarities and differences of three important leadership theories, which are servant leadership, transformational …show more content…
This is debatable, since the main emphasis of the leadership theory is the exact opposite of this criticism that has been stated by critics. In addition, transformational leaders have been critiqued as tending to create a cult of personality where leaders can pick and choose the employees they want to advance based on their support of a charismatic leader.
Perhaps the answer to this accusation is that whatever style of leadership that is in force in an organization, it is logically always the most energetic and experienced who rise to the top of management first. The uniqueness of transformational leadership is that the leader will rise up those to manage others, who will themselves seek out others to advance into leadership by example, results and a dedication to the vision that the management sets forth for future