Leadership Theories: Functional and Situational

This presentation discusses the two main leadership theories - functional and situational. It explains the concepts, benefits, and implementation of these theories in the workplace. The presentation emphasizes the importance of choosing the right leadership theory and highlights the role of actions and behaviors in effective leadership. It also reflects on the impact of leadership models on the leadership journey and provides references for further reading.

Leading Business
Organizations

Leadership theories
 Leadership model can be stated as the guide that helps in
identifying the leadership behaviours to use in a specific
environment and situation and accomplish desired tasks.
 Such model helps in suggesting that the leaders are
required to operate within different categories and thus
appropriate results can be attained (Osterwalder and
Pigneur, 2010).

Classification of Theories
 Functional leadership theory

Contd...
 Situational leadership theory

Functional leadership theories
 Functional leadership theory can be stated that it is based
upon different assumptions.
 In this, company can focus upon what leaders actually do i.e.
their actions or functions.
 It is one of the best known and most influential functional
theories helps in providing effective training program so that
success can be attained.

Situational leadership theories
 This theory is developed in order to assess good ways of
adapting leadership actions in order to meet the
requirements of different situations and circumstances.
 It assesses that leaders are required to develop their own
beliefs, personality and experiences so that situation can be
overcome.

Choosing leadership theory
 Adopting the best leadership theories in the workplace helps
leaders to carry out the task effectively.
 Thus, adopting functional leadership theory as it is based upon
different assumptions and also focuses upon what leaders
actually does.
 It involves their actions and functions so that best results can
be carried out in an effective way.

Contd...
 Further, it can be assessed that here leaders are action
centred and thus developed by studying successful leaders in
regard to identify the actions and behaviours shown by them.
 It is essential for firm to develop different actions so that
they can correlate each data into actions with the successful
results so that set strategies can be implemented.

Contd...
 Leaders are born not developed as it influences others to
accomplish the work so that desired actions can be
accomplished.
 Adopting functional leadership theory helps leaders to
implement the actions and attain desired results.

Implementation
 In order to have implementation of activities teh
business firm focuses on selection of effective
identification of key needs.
 Roles and responsibilities must be allocated as per
capabilities so that issues can be overcome effectively.
 Collective working among team members is also
significant for firm.

Reflection of models in the leadership
journey
 It can be assessed that identifying the different leadership
models and theories helps in assessing the situation in
which leaders are required to take effective actions.
 Therefore, leaders are required to identify the situation
and then adopt effective theories which helps them to
enhance their leadership journey and thus attain success.
 Adopting different leadership models helps in identifying
the situation so that individual can obtain effective
development and attain desired results.

Contd...
 There are different leadership styles that could be adopted by
individual and implement the same in order to carry out
effective leadership journey.
 Leaders are required to obtain effective strategies so that best
outcomes can be generated. Adopting different models or
theories of leadership assists in helping leadership to obtain the
best possible results so that different situation can be overcome
and also improve the business performance.

Contd...
 With the help of diverse leadership theories it assists that
individual can enhance their knowledge and skills so that best
action can be attained.
 Further, it helps effectively in improving my leadership
journey and thus bring positive outcomes within firm.
 Hence, leaders are required to adopt effective leadership style
i.e. both autocratic and democratic in regard to improve the
business performance.

References
Osterwalder, A. and Pigneur, Y., 2010. Business model generation:
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Wiley & Sons.
Haeckel, S.H., 2013. Adaptive enterprise: Creating and leading
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Galaskiewicz, J., 2016. Social organization of an urban grants
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organizations. Elsevier.
Neubauer, F. and Lank, A.G., 2016. The family business: Its
governance for sustainability. Springer.

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