CHAPTER 2
Applying the Polyvagal Theory to Leadership
The rapid evolution of human resource management practices has encouraged researchers to investigate the main characteristics of successful leaders. While some leaders are born with innate leadership characteristics, a vast majority are slowly nurtured to portray the prerequisite competencies of a good leader. To explain how instinctive leadership can be cultivated, we focus on four popular leadership styles: transactional, transformational, servant, and situational leadership. We’ll use our fictious senior executive Oliver Green to illustrate these leadership styles, imbuing him with various qualities that sometimes may conflict with what you’ve read previously and from scenario to scenario ...
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