Situational leadership theory

Course: Date: Situational Leadership & Diversity Situational leadership theory was developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard, originally the theory was known as Life cycle theory of leadership. Later it was termed as Situational leadership. Both Ken and Paul came up with their own models for the theory. The main idea is that there is no one best form of leadership, in fact effective leadership is situation relevant. It is an adaptive leadership style. Leaders according to this theory have no…

Contingecy (or Situational) Theories: “leaders do not exist in a vacuum”. Scholars said that a leadership style might be appropriate in certain conditions, but not in others, an example: under condition a, leadership style x would be appropriate, whereas style y was more suitable for condition b, and so on. Thus, Leadership takes place in a social context, in interactions with individuals, groups, organizations. There are two main theories: Fielder’s Contingency Model and Path Goal Theory by…

There are many leadership theories that people can use in order to become effective leaders and influence its followers. However, a clear understanding of the theories is required in order to choose the right method for each situation or circumstance. For this assignment, I am going to refers to four leadership theories: Behavioral theory, situational theory, transformational theory, and transactional theory. Behavioral Theories The behavioral theory focuses on the behaviors of the leaders.…

Leadership Theories Starting from the early 1900s, researchers have used numerous theoretical approaches to explain leadership which includes trait, behavioral and situational approaches. Concept derived from these lines of leadership can be found in present day theories of transformational leadership, which encompass leader traits, behavior and situational variables. Trait-based theories represented the earliest attempts to quantitatively study leaders and leadership effectiveness by focusing…

Taxonomy of Leadership Theory Taxonomy is more than classification in that it consists of these three portions: (1) classification, (2) nomenclature, and (3) identification. In taxonomy, contiguity and similarity are the basic classifications with the foundation of the system being the individual unit. Transformational Leadership Transformational leadership theory is the process whereby a person engages with other individuals to create a connection that will raises the level of motivation and…

dynamic, quickly changing environment IT Industry is the most revolutionary one that also creates an impact on significance of leadership & change management. Over a period of time academicians and practitioners have made significant efforts to study various approaches to leadership & change management and building new change models applicable to organizations. Leadership & change management are the important elements in IT, since any new implementation can lead to key process and system changes…

Path-Goal Theory Path-Goal Theory is considered the most comprehensive and generally useful situational model of leadership. It is a theory that concerns how leaders influence subordinates’ perceptions of their work goals and the path they follow to the attainment of those goals. (1) The Path-Goal theory generally follows three steps to complete the process. They are to determine the employee and environmental characteristics, select a leadership style, and focus on motivational factors that…

. While many different leadership theories have developed, the Trait Theories, such as the Great Man Theories, suggest that leaders are born and not made, whereas the Behavioural, Situational Theories and Interactional theories suggest the opposite. These will help to analyse the question and try to determine if leaders have specific traits, if certain environmental factors produce leaders or if leaders possess a combination of both inherent qualities and learned behaviours. The qualities of…

Grounded in this study is Bass’ Transformational Leadership theory which includes four significant components: (1) individualized consideration, (2) intellectual stimulation, (3) inspirational motivation, and (4) idealized influence (Bass, 1994). “Transformational leaders are men and women of action who understand that “good enough” never is. And what works, could always be made better. That progress is not a dirty word to be resisted in the name of tradition, of order, of the routine. Sometimes…

ANALYZE CONTEMPORARY VIEWS OF LEADERSHIP This paper describes the analysis of contemporary views of leadership that influence a leadership style with unique features to influence followers. The concept of contemporary leadership is the ability to evolve as the needs of the organization change. A contemporary leader must have a unique attribute that impact leadership process in distinctive ways. Early analyze, date back to the 19th century, predicted that leadership theorizing would be…