Leadership Theories Analysis
Running Head: LEADERSHIP THEORIES
Leadership Theories
Marlene Fain
Introduction
The 21st century construct of leadership is emerging as vastly different from past leadership directives, many organizations and the people they employ, are increasingly unaccepting of the authoritive, dictatorial, inflexible styles of management historically used by many organizational cultures, supposedly to ensure high profits and maximum staff performance. The traditional view of leadership is based on assumptions of people 's powerlessness, lack of personal vision and inability to master the forces of change, deficits which can be remedied only by a few exceptional leaders (Senge, 1990). …show more content…
According to (Bass,1985) transformational leadership can inspire trust, loyalty, and admiration in followers, who then subordinate individual interests or power to interests of the group, creating shared power. A transformational leader empowers followers through clear purpose and goals, is able to strengthen organizational alignment that creates opportunity and gives followers permission to fulfill previously unknown potential. Rost 's definition says that leadership is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes that reflect their mutual purposes. Rost reminds us that leadership is not what leaders …show more content…
101st Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education: Part I. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Retrieved March 14, 2009 from www. edrev.asu.edu/reviews/rev311.htm
Nirenberg, J. (1993). The living organization: Transforming teams into workplace communities.
Homewood, IL: Business One Irwin. Retrieved March 14, 2009 from www. joe.org/joe/1995December/a1.html
Salter, C. A., et al (2009), A study of follower 's personality, implicit leadership perceptions, and leadership ratings Journal of Leadership Studies Volume 2, Issue 4, Date:, Pages: 48-60 Retrieved March 15, 2009 from University of Phoenix Esource Library
Senge, P. M. (1990). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. New
York: Doubleday/Currency.- Retrieved March 14, 2009 from www.leadershipnow.com/leadershop/0385517823.html
Rost, J.C. (1993). "Leadership Development in the New Millennium." The Journal of Leadership
Studies: 91-110, Retrieved March 14, 2009 from www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/lead_edu.html Rost, J.C. (1991). Leadership in the 21st Century. New York: Praeger. Retrieved March 14,
2009 from www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/lead_edu.html
Nevins, M. D. & Stumpf, S. A, ( 1999) A framework for 21st century leadership:
Leadership Theories
Marlene Fain
Introduction
The 21st century construct of leadership is emerging as vastly different from past leadership directives, many organizations and the people they employ, are increasingly unaccepting of the authoritive, dictatorial, inflexible styles of management historically used by many organizational cultures, supposedly to ensure high profits and maximum staff performance. The traditional view of leadership is based on assumptions of people 's powerlessness, lack of personal vision and inability to master the forces of change, deficits which can be remedied only by a few exceptional leaders (Senge, 1990). …show more content…
According to (Bass,1985) transformational leadership can inspire trust, loyalty, and admiration in followers, who then subordinate individual interests or power to interests of the group, creating shared power. A transformational leader empowers followers through clear purpose and goals, is able to strengthen organizational alignment that creates opportunity and gives followers permission to fulfill previously unknown potential. Rost 's definition says that leadership is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes that reflect their mutual purposes. Rost reminds us that leadership is not what leaders …show more content…
101st Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education: Part I. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. Retrieved March 14, 2009 from www. edrev.asu.edu/reviews/rev311.htm
Nirenberg, J. (1993). The living organization: Transforming teams into workplace communities.
Homewood, IL: Business One Irwin. Retrieved March 14, 2009 from www. joe.org/joe/1995December/a1.html
Salter, C. A., et al (2009), A study of follower 's personality, implicit leadership perceptions, and leadership ratings Journal of Leadership Studies Volume 2, Issue 4, Date:, Pages: 48-60 Retrieved March 15, 2009 from University of Phoenix Esource Library
Senge, P. M. (1990). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. New
York: Doubleday/Currency.- Retrieved March 14, 2009 from www.leadershipnow.com/leadershop/0385517823.html
Rost, J.C. (1993). "Leadership Development in the New Millennium." The Journal of Leadership
Studies: 91-110, Retrieved March 14, 2009 from www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/lead_edu.html Rost, J.C. (1991). Leadership in the 21st Century. New York: Praeger. Retrieved March 14,
2009 from www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/lead_edu.html
Nevins, M. D. & Stumpf, S. A, ( 1999) A framework for 21st century leadership: