The Relevant Concepts, Theories, and Models about Leadership

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The aim of this assignment is to analyze the relevant concepts, theories and models about leadership and describe one person who could be identified as leader and analyze how effective this person’s leadership is and why it is effective. Defining what is leadership comes first, second will provide an overview about my organization and the importance of leadership. Moving forward will address the different type of leaders and the difference between management and leadership. We will address as well, the theories of effective leadership; and last but not least, identify our leader and conclude a summary of this assignment.

What is leadership and how is effective:

It is much like the words democracy, love and peace, although each of us instinctively knows what we mean by such words. The words can have different meanings for different people, and the same holds true when defining leadership. More than a century has lapsed since leadership become a topic of academic introspection, and definitions have evolved continuously during that period. According to Donelly et al (1985)” Leadership is an attempt at influencing the activities of followers through the communication process and toward the attainment of some goal or goals”. There are as many definitions of leadership as there are people who have attempted to define the concept (Stogdill, 1974).

Over the years, a number of theoretical models have been produced each trying to understand when and how leadership is effective. The trait approach is one of the early content theories, focusing on “what” and affective leader is, not on ‘how’ to effectively lead. This approach assumes that certain physical, social and personal characteristics are inherent i...

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Jaques E. & Clement, S.D. ‘Executive Leadership: a practical guide to managing complexity’ Cambridge, MA: Carson-Hall & Co. Publishers (1994, p.4)

John c. Maxwell. (1993). ‘Developing the leader within you’, Thomas Nelson Inc. Publishers, 1993

Gupta, A. (2012) ‘The role of a leader’ [online], available: http://www.practical-management.com/Leadership-Development/Role-of-an-Organizational-Leader.html [accessed 16 March 2013]

Kendra, C. (2011)’ Leadership Theories - 8 Major Leadership Theories’ [online], available: http://psychology.about.com/od/leadership/p/leadtheories.htm [accessed 14 April 2013]

Kotter, J. (2013) ‘Management is still not leadership [online], available: http//blogs.hbr.org/kotter/2013/01/management-is-still-not-leadership.html [accessed 10 March 2013]

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