TRAIT THEORY OF LEADERSHIP Presented by: Pradyumna Ashrit TRAIT THEORY • The trait model of leadership is based on the characteristics of many leaders - both successful and unsuccessful - and is used to predict leadership effectiveness. The resulting lists of traits are then compared to those of potential leaders to assess their likelihood of success or failure. • Trait theory of leadership differentiates leaders from non leaders by focusing on personal qualities and characteristics
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Evolution of leadership theories 1) The Great man Theory (Trait Theories) These were basis of leadership research until 1940’s. The great man theory from Aristoteham philosophy asserts that some people are born to lead whereas others are born to be led. Trait theory(ies) assume that some people have certain characteristics or personality trait that make them better leaders than others. (refer to traits as stipulated by Bass (notes) Behavioral Theories During human relations era‚ many behavioural
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Implicit Leadership Theories Since the beginning of leadership literature‚ many researchers and studies tried to explain effective leadership from different perspectives. Early studies focused on the identification of traits that distinguished leaders from followers. Despite many studies have been carried out in the field‚ there was no universal list of traits presented containing characteristics that would guarantee success of leaders (Lussier & Achua‚ 2004). This failure led to the shift of
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Leadership Theories and Styles Effectiveness of substitutes for leadership: There were many objectives during our week four team discussion that stroke our interest. The topic we focused and spent much time discussing was substitutes for leadership. Before researching and acquiring knowledge of the theory‚ our first thoughts were that there are no substitutes for leadership. We were of the belief that managers and leaders use the same strategies and techniques to manage individuals in a team
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I chose Transformational Leadership over the other theories because it does not only describe many of the attributes and behaviors I usually demonstrate in my daily life activities‚ but also it displays the kind of leader I want to become in the future. Personality characteristic such as being dominant‚ self-confidence or having ethical or moral values are traits that are innate from me. As a leader‚ I like to help my teammates to achieve their goals by having a good leader-follower relationship
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nothing without competent followers. The military depends heavily on leadership-followership dynamics. The very nature of the military chain-of-command means that virtually everyone in the chain must execute both leadership and followership capabilities to ensure mission success. Unique to the armed services‚ we agreed to support and defend the US Constitution. I believe the most valuable lesson principle to maximize leadership and followership was the Profession of Arms. Those leaders and followers
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with the staff and low level of grievances but this meant performance levels were much lower. Fiedler put forward his situational theory in 1958. He proposed that leadership was dependent upon the situation and assumed that all leaders are affected by an inherent set of leadership behaviours‚ which he believed was difficult to change. He identified two basic leadership styles which were task or relationship orientated. According to Tulsian and Pandey (2008) leaders who are task orientated will perform
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Contingency Theory of Leadership The most popular and extensively researched situational theory of leadership was first proposed by Fred Piedler during the 1960s. Fiedler’s model claims that group performance depends on the interaction of the leader style and the favorableness of the situation. Fiedlers major contributions consist of(l) iden-tifying the leadership orientation of the leader and developing a way to measure it‚ and (2) identifying three situational factors influencing leadership and developing
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Associate Level Material Appendix D Contingency Theory of Leadership |Description of work environment | | | |Describe the work environment you intend to review for this assignment. | | |The work environment I am reviewing is a Steel Mill which involves construction. | |
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Jim Collins brings to light a new theory of happiness and success after his visit to West Point. “A balanced approach to life and leadership” can help any aspiring leader find happiness‚ success‚ and motivation in their career and give them a sense of victory. Collins points out though‚ that in order to feel this sense of victory‚ one must also be prepared to experience the act of failing. This sense of failing can help set a foundation for being a humbled and more respectful leader as well. There
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