Leadership Theories Top 10

These are my Top 10 Leadership Theories. These theories of leadership are offered in chronological order as an unofficial mini-course and is meant to provide an overview of ten of the most helpful and influential theories of leadership in management and organizational studies.

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SOURCES USED:

Burns, J. M. (1978). Transforming Leadership. Grove Press.

F. Puji, Astuti, Aunurrahman, Wahyudi. (2019). The effects of democratic, autocratic, and laissez-faire (free) leadership style of kindergarten headmaster toward teacher discipline performance at kindergartens in Southeast Pontianak District. Journal of Education, Teaching, and Learning, 4, 130-138.

Lewin, K., Lippitt, R., & White, R. K. (1939). Patterns of aggressive behavior in experimentally created "social climates." Journal of Social Psychology, 10, 271-299.

Linden, R. C., & Maslyn, J. M. (1998). Multidimensionality of leader-member exchange. Journal of Management, 24, 43-72.

Hersey, P. and Blanchard, K. H. (1977). Management of Organizational Behavior 3rd Edition– Utilizing Human Resources. New Jersey/Prentice Hall.

House, R. J. (1977). A 1976 theory of charismatic leadership. In J. G. Hunt & L. L. Larson (Eds.), Leadership: The cutting edge (pp. 189-207). Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.

Johnson & Hackman (2018). Leadership: A communication perspective. Waveland Press.

Northouse, P. (2019) Leadership: Theory and practice. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2019.

Van Vugt, M., Jepson, S. F., Hart, C. M., & De Cremer, D. (2004). Autocratic leadership in social dilemmas: A threat to group stability. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, 1-13.

Weber, M. (1947). Theory of Social and Economic Organization. Chapter: "The Nature of Charismatic Authority and its Routinization" translated by A. R. Anderson and Talcott Parsons. Originally published in 1922.

ALEX’S CLASSES:

ALEX’S CLASSES AT SKILLSHARE (Affiliate):

00:00 Introduction
01:33 1. Trait Approach
09:26 2. Leadership Styles
09:33 Autocratic Style
17:53 Democratic Style
25:22 Laissez-Faire Style
35:13 3. Leadership Skills
47:44 4. Situational Leadership
53:13 5. Transactional Leadership
59:11 6. Transformational Leadership
1:05:28 7. Charismatic Leadership
1:15:43 8. Vertical Dyad Linkage
1:21:20 9. Leader-Member Exchange
1:29:19 10. Servant Leadership

[jamesshelley]

I'm doing my first course on leadership and have to write an essay on my personal leadership style. I was really struggling with it because I've never been in a leadership job role and thought I didn't have a leadership style! Thank you for this video, it's helped me more than any of my lectures have, and it's helped me understand that I do have a leadership style.

[phoenixsimone]

Hi Alex! Fellow New Yorker here😊. A few years ago I was thrown into a leadership position when three mid-management employees quit or/and resigned within two weeks. The existing leadership did not- would not, chose not to, or was not skilled enough ( I still don't know which one applies to this day), to cultivate me to lead my team. Since then, I've turned to platforms such as YouTube and others to hone my skill. It's been a wondrous, sometimes painfully educational journey..lol. Present-day I turn to you and your gifts of profound and practical leadership teaching. I must say, you've been one of the most impactful Teachers I've come to identify with. I don't know where I would be in my efforts if God didn't lead me to you. Thank you so much for your compassionate confident and thorough style. Your gifts are truly valued with this freshman subbie!!!!💥 I've recently been promoted to a top Management position. I look forward to the challenge and only aspire to lead beyond well and affect positive change. I hope to impact the lives of my followers in a life-changing & empowering way, so that they may also meet their purpose daily and into the future.

[garystreile]

I'm involved with a job search assistance program for seniors (SCSEP); and as part of the program we are assigned to do training exercises that involve watching videos that can help us with finding jobs and being more successful at work. In my opinion, some of the videos we watch suck, some are OK, and some are pretty great. This video is one of the ones I thought was really great! I took lots of notes.

[mangilkeamyago]

The presentation is captive of the essence of each theoretical framework overview and introduction. It is easy to refresh your memory if you are embedded in the scholarly background knowledge of the subject matter. As someone who studied the theory in depth I found it easily refreshing.

[booteefullmoosic]

I had always been taught everyone is simply born with a tendency toward a certain leadership style. It was so HELPFUL to hear you say that the best way to approach management is to know the needs of your team, than use the most appropriate style to meet their needs. Leadership styles can be LEARNED like any other discipline. Yay Greenleaf! Thank you!

[pamclare]

This is one of the most engaging presentations I've listened to. Well done.

[shreyamahareddy]

Extremely thankful to you for condensing your thoughts and laying out the tenets of leadership and its styles!💜

[theplaylabchicago]

What a wonderful find! I was guided here through my grad school course work and see it's relevance in my community, professional, and personal work. I will definitely be checking out those books, loved those examples, and just subscribed!

[patrickheinz]

HI Alex, I would like to say thank you for the video. It helps me to understand easily about all the leadership theories in one plane at one time. Thank you.

[katmd]

“Good Leaders”. Are not always Good People. I would rather have an honest leader than a “good leader”.

[willieward]

I really like and appreciate your style of coaching. Each time I view this video, I learn more about my self and where I land on the spectrum.

[hugodiazgarcia]

Congratulations for your excellent analysis on Leadeship theories and their main characteristics of the different styles.

[Angelsworld]

Hello from Mumbai. Glad i found your channel just 10 days before my competitive State level exam

[Real-fussball]

Read the entirety of the Northouse and Hackman books because of your video around 6 months ago. Really helped me understand what type of leadership styles best suits me. I'm a soccer coach and your work in communication and leadership has really help me. Thanks.

[maryellenelizabethhart]

Thank you! Surprisingly engaging, accurate, and concise! Useable information and PDFs. Thank you very much! WOW!

[davidcooper]

Coming from the STEM fields with no exposure to this subject, this social science lecture was an excellent and comprehensive coverage about leadership. I wish I knew this 30 years ago!!!

[TheMarketingManU]

Off the shelf mini course. Great stuff and amazingly presented.

[anaboras]

This was great and easy understandable presentation. Thank you for your time and effort.

[Dr.CagnusMarlsen]

Excellence: concise, evidence based and credible. Great video👍

[willieward]

This is a fantastic presentation. I love your style as it is very understandable. I have worked in all of these leadership environments. Seeing more of these types of videos I believe would be helpful, as it helps you figure out where you are in the process as an employee or in a leadership role.