Leadership in Organisations (HRM 09105)

Tutorial Four: Week Commencing Monday 12th October 2020

In this fourth Tutorial, it will be important to consider:

 The changing foci of leadership and leading.

 The Great Man, Trait, Behavioural and Contingency approaches to leadership.
 The role of the follower in leadership.

In advance of this Tutorial, students are asked to read Chapter Two (pp 54-65) of the core text
Leadership: The Current State of Play.

First, the Teaching Team – and considering the changing leadership research foci since 1930 – will
ask you explain why this changing research focus has taken place.

Second, and considering some of the key leadership developments, we will ask you to give examples
of:

 The Great Man approach.

 Leadership traits.
 Leadership behaviours.
 Contingency factor i.e. what will your ‘leading’ be contingent upon?

Third, the Teaching Team will ask you to discuss why the ‘follower’ is important to your leadership
practice – if at all.

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Finally, and time permitting, you may want to explain what is wrong with heavily individualistic,
white, male-dominated and western assumptions embedded within mainstream leadership studies.

WBH