LEADERSHIP STYLES AND

THEORIES
LEADERSHIP
• Process of inspiring and influencing a group of people to
achieve a common goal.
• The following are the early leadership theories given by
Kreitner and Kinicki (2013).
Trait theory- theory based on leader traits of personal
charactiristics that differentiate leaders from followers.
Behavioral theory-a theory that fucoses on the behavior,
action, conduct, demeanor, or deportment of a leader
instead of his of her personality traits.
Contemporary Theories of Leadership
• Leadership theories evolved along with the development of
management thought throughout time, giving rise to contemporary
theories such as follows:
Fiedler Model- it is a situational ledearship theory proposed by Fred
Fiedler, an organizational behavior scholar
-this theory is based on the assumption that a leader’s
affectiveness is contingent or dependent on the extent
to which a leader’s style is fitted to actual situations in
the organization’s internal and external environment.
Supportive Leadership
-where the leader shows concern and friendlines to
subordinate.
Participative Leadership
-where the leader asks for suggestions from followers
before decision-making.
Achievement Oriented Leadership
-where the leader set the goals that subordinates
must try to achieve.
Modern Leadership Views
Similarly views on leadership envolved over time. Among the
modern views on and approaches to leadership are the
following:

1.Transactional Leadership Model

-a theorical model which states thwt leader guide
their subordinates toward the achievements of their
organization goals by using social exchange or transactions and
by offering rewards in exchange for their productivity.
2.Transformational Leadership Model
-a view that develop from transactional leadership.
-states that leader inspire or transform followers to
achieve extraordinary income.
-strongly correlated with lower turn over rates and
high levels of productivity, employee satisfaction,
creativity, goal attainment and follower well being (Robbin
ang Coulter, 2009)
3. Charismatic Leadership Theory
-another modern theory of leadership which states
that leaders who have a charismatic personality are
able to influence their subordinates to follow up
them.
-pertains to leaders who are self confident
enthusiastic and sensitive to both environmental
constraints and subordinates’s needs.
-takes risk to achieve their vision and have the ability
to communicate well-verbally or nonverbally
thourgh their behavior, among others.
4. Visionary Leadership Theory
-theory which states that’s leaders are able to make their
subordinates follow because of their ability to create and
articulate A realistic, credible, amd attractive vision that
may improve present condition or circumstances.
5.Team Leadership Theory
-theory that emerged because of the fact that leadership is
increasingly taking within a team context and that more
companies are now utilizing work teams lead or guided by
leaders.
6. Servant Leadership Theory
-theory proposed by Robert Green Leaf in 1970 stating that
servant leaders must focus on increased service to others
rather than to one’s self.
-servant leaders focus on commitment to the growth of
people, building community, stewardship of the material
resources and the people they lead, their ability to listen to
what others seek to communicate their ability to empathize
with others feelings and emotions and their ability to
foresee. Future circumstances associated with present
cources of action and conditions.