Paper Topic:

Leadership Models &Theories

Running Head : LEADERSHIP MODELS THEORIES

Leadership Models Theories Introduction

Leadership is the ability of individual to influence and motivate the followers effectively to achieve the goal (Shawn Powell Joseph , 2007 Leader 's responsibility lies not just in achieving the goal , but also in organizing the work . So leaders should be the role models , capcitators and psychological supporters to the followers and set the goal according to circumstances . The theorists of leadership argue that the effectiveness of leaders depends on the situation (Emily Spencer . So the situation plays an important role in

determining the effectiveness of leadership

The impact of leader on followers depends on behavior of leader and also the characteristics of the situation . Many leadership models have taken account of the relationship between leaders and followers and also stressed on the situation variables that affect the performance of leadership . Each leader has their own style in dealing with the problems and challenges to motivate and maintain relationship with followers effectively . The characteristics of the assignment and the contribution of followers influence the style of leadership .The current tries to focus on the era of leadership styles . There are four eras of leadership . Those are pre-classical , classical . Modern and post modernism era

Pre-Classical leadership

Pre-Classical leadership is concerned with the spirituality and maintained by divinity and controlled by fear of death . This era of leadership is observed during the times of kings and queens . In this era , the leaders had the spiritual or magical capability . The kings and queens will be the leaders in this era and their authority is exerted in the form of brutality and cruelty . The majority of the leadership roles were occupied by male population

Classical leadership

This era has long duration within the history . This era is strongly based on the belief that the leaders are born and made . The leaders are natural leaders in this era . This leadership era continued till 1940 Classical leadership is based on trait theory of leadership . The classical leadership model says that the leader has some physical characteristics like personality , abilities and aptitudes to get success as leader Classical leadership is suitable for stable situations and does not give importance to the interaction with the followers . This leadership develops the clear goals to the followers and it is the era that focused with a structure appropriate to the problem and the circumstances . It manages the external environment , task , facts , logic and clarification of authority . This approach is useful when goals and information are clear , when there is little conflict , low ambiguity , low uncertainty , and a stable legitimate authority . The classical leadership is exercised by organizations to maintain the workers who are inefficient . This leadership is practiced through the process of organize , control , command , decide and manipulate for the results . It is used to get the essential job done , run the organization at minimal costs and is used to make a division of labor . The leader usually leads the followers by grouping them as different groups . The followers...

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