What Do Early Leadership Theories Tell Us About Leadership?
13-2 Compare and contrast early leadership theories.
Actual studies of leadership began in the twentieth century.
Early leadership theories focused on:
—The person (leader trait theories)
—The behaviors—how the leader interacted with his or her group members (behavioral theories)
1 THE LEADER What Traits Do Leaders Have?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LEADERSHIP? When asked that question, most people cite a list of qualities they admire in leaders—intelligence, charisma, decisiveness, enthusiasm, strength, bravery, integrity, self-confidence, and so forth.
That’s the trait theories of leadership in a nutshell—the search for traits or characteristics that differentiate ...
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