Leadership Approaches, Theories & Models

Leadership and its approaches, theories & models
Leadership and it approaches
Trait approach
The most basic qualities possessed by the effective leader is the traits of personality, mental &
physical, these traits are only possessed by the effective leader and these are absent in ineffective
leaders. This leadership approach is one of the oldest approach of leadership which is still in
practice. According to some authors it is suggested that the personality trait of leader can be
determined by way the leader treats its team members.
Situational approach
This approach of leadership is mainly dependent various factors other than the traits such as
follower motivation and commitments, leader follower relationships and interactions and task to be
completed. Thus, these new theories of leadership are commonly known as the situational leadership
approaches (Zhang, Huai and Xie, 2015).
Fred fielder's contingency theory
This researcher suggested that the leader doesn't change it leadership style on its own but the
situation tends the leader to change its leadership style thus these leaders adopt the leadership
strategies. The researcher predicted that the leadership is typically the notion of either relationship
oriented or the task oriented.
Leadership theories
Transformational
The transformational leaders are the leaders that tend to influence the other
employees by showing them what would be offered to them in respect of
their help. Such leaders are connected to their followers in the way that raise
the level of morality & motivation.
Leader member exchange
Leader member exchange theory of leadership in mainly based on two
opposite groups out-group members & in group members.
Adaptive
This type of leadership theory is the theory in which leaders tend to mobilize
people to be able to act on tough challenges. However, even if the solutions
to challenges are not readily apparent then to the leaders tends to mobilize
the people to face tough challenges.
Relational approach
This leadership approach focus not on
traits, characteristic or on the functions
of the follower or the leaders. The
relational leadership approach mainly
focuses on the relationship between the
leader as well as the follower. This
relational leadership approach is further
divided into two categories i.e. Robert
Blake and Jane mountons managerial
grid and George graens leader member
exchange theory (Carter and et.al,
2015).