The phenomenon of leadership training is embedded in every sphere of life and most importantly it is a recommended fact in the field of education where the foundation of a country is being built. A school head like the head of any other institute will start looking at the things entirely from a new angle after understanding of his/her role through professional development training courses. Hence, for developing leadership attributes, to get enrolled for school leadership training programs, is mandatory
2.5.1. Selected financial data 11 2.5.1.1. Results of operations 12 3. Literature review 14 3.1. Leadership theories 17 3.1.1. The Great man theory 17 3.1.2. Trait theory 17 3.1.3. Behavioral theories 18 3.1.4. Contingency theories 18 3.1.5. Situational theories 18 3.2. Leadership styles 20 3.2.1. Transformational leadership 20 3.2.1.1. Dimensions and attributes of transformational leadership 22 3.2.2. Transactional
LEADERSHIP APPROACHES AND TYPES 1 Introduction: Leadership is the one of the world's oldest absorption. The understanding of leadership has appeared strongly in everyone past life. Determined stories have been told through generation about leader's capability, intention and imperfection, leader's rights and advantage and the leader's duties and responsibility (Bass, 1990). 1.1 Concepts of Leadership: Leadership is a process by which a person impacts others to fulfill an objective and directs the
Trait Theory Gordon W. Allport’s theory believes that a leader is born with his or her ability to lead (Pidgeon, 2017). The ability is made up of personality traits needed to be possessed by any individual in a leadership position. Allport’s theory focused on identifying a combination of characteristics that are common among leaders (Pidgeon, 2017). For example, Martin Luther King, Jr. influenced many to follow him in his fight for justice through his charisma, self-confidence, intellect, and courage
Contingency theory studies on the importance of the leader’s personality along with the situation in which the leader manages (Tallinn University, 2009). Moreover, under that theory, there is the Situational Leadership Theory, which is a short term for Hersey & Blanchard’s Situational Leadership Theory, which suggests that leaders should adopt a leadership style that best fits the needs of the followers (Rabarison, et al., 2013). Dr
students? Before I got into motivation theories, lets define what motivation is. According to the dictionary, Motivation is the act or process of giving someone a reason for doing something (Merriam Webster, 2018). There have been many theories on how to motivate people. Some of those theories are; Carrot and Stick Motivation Theory, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, and Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Theory. The first motivation theory is the Carrot and Stick Theory. Jeremy Bentham created the Carrot
In the textbook chapter five states, “The function theory of leadership seems to hold the most promise for teaching most of us how to improve our own leadership abilities” (Tubbs, 2017). The book gives an example of how students hesitate to participate in a discussion for fear of saying something stupid. That is a perfect and true example of how a lot of people feel. I am a student and I know I feel that way more than I would like to. Confidence is another huge attribute for a leader. My confidence
does not disintegrate into a set of unrelated and confusing directives and activities (Melchor, 2008, p.196). Hersey-Blanchard Model of leadership highlights that while some leaders support employee by listening and providing engagement to facilitate interaction others directing and does not provide adequate support. Step 4 & Step 5,
advisor group of the school have decided to construct a plan to solve the issues or problems that the new inexperienced principal faced in a high performing school. In additions, we will also provide insights and recommendations on the appropriate leadership approaches to be followed by the principal. First of all, we should address the issues or problems that exist in the school. 1. Teachers at the school are very resistant. 2. Deputy Principal is unhappy with the new Principal as he wanted the role
versions in respect to leadership varies and it is often thought that leadership is influencing the followers towards a common shared purpose (Daft,2015, p5). Through class, I have a deep understanding of concepts, models and theory about leadership. The statement of this paper is to explore personal leadership vision and identify two key learnings from class which arise from research perspective on leadership and the personal side of leadership. Personal experience related to leadership is also discussed