Prepared By;

NO Name

1 NASARUDDIN BIN ZAINALAIDIN

2 NORIADA BTE BASRI

3 EDWARD MINGGAT AK GENA

Prepared for : Pn. Hajah Oriah Haji Akir

Module : Leadership and Change Management
The purpose of the presentation is to
discuss the differences between traits
theories and behavioral theories of
leadership
1) INTRODUCTION
2) LEADERSHIP
APPROACHES
3) TRAIT THEORIES
4) BEHAVIORAL THEORIES
5) THE DIFFERENT
6) CONCLUSIONS
 WHAT IS LEADERSHIP

 Leadership is process by which a person

influences others to accomplish an
objective

It’s directs the organization in a way that
makes it more cohesive and coherent
 WHY DO WE NEED LEADERS

 Group need to stay orderly and focused

 To accomplish tasks
 To make sense of the world
 Romantic ideal
 LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS

Characteristics of leaders
Characteristics of followers
Characteristics of the situation
 Approaches to understand leadership.
 5 approaches to leadership:-
1. Trait Approaches
2. Behavioral Theories of Leadership
3. Power-Influence Approaches
4. Situational Approaches
5. Integrative Approaches
 Theories that consider personality, social, physical or
intellectual to differentiate leaders from non leaders.
 A “virtue theory” of leadership.

 Trait theory stresses that there is a certain set of

basic personality markers that set leaders apart from

followers.
 Theories proposing that specific behaviors
differentiate leaders from non-leaders.
 Behavior theories reject any talk about “inborn

potential” or “virtue” approaches to leadership.

 The behavior theories, there are no “born

leaders.” Leaders can be trained, and traits that a

leader must have can be taught and developed.
Trait Theories Behavioral Theories
Defines a leader’s Defines a leader's
effectiveness based on effectiveness based on task
individual characteristics ; and relationship
orientation;
Assumes that leaders are Assumes that leaders can be
born. trained.
Theories goal – select Theories goal – develop
leaders. leaders.
A leader must have certain More “democratic” kind of
inherent, innate qualities . qualities.
Focus on the mental qualities. Focus on the actions of
leaders.
 Both trait and behavioral theories contained significant
limitations.
 Both trait and behavioral theories are the basis for the
leaders “made/born” debate.
 Both approaches to leadership can teach current and
future managers valuable lessons about leading.
 Difference people / organization have difference
approaches to understand leadership.