Butler & Reese,1991, bring out the Situational Leadership Model as illustrated by Hersey and Blanchard. Situational Leadership Model (SLM) revolves around four leadership components namely, task, behavior and relationship behavior. Despite high criticism of the SLM and the Leader Effectiveness and Adaptability Description (LEAD) theory, it is often used and...

According to Simon Sinek, nearly all the inspiring leaders and organizations in the world act, think and communicate in the same way. Simon stresses that all decisions for current leaders are facilitated by the “why” drive which mainly focuses on the purpose, cause, belief and many other factors. According to...

In order to understand what a leader is, and some of the different aspects of the leadership role, it is necessary to, from an academic perspective, gain a greater understanding of the different leadership theory paradigms (Lussier & Achua, 2013). “A leadership theory paradigm is an explanation of some aspect...

Despite the advantages of the Contingency leadership style, it has numerous limitations. Critics argue that Contingency style is not a theory in the first place because it lacks well-established interrelated propositions. Therefore, the critics state that Contingency style of leadership is more of an orienting strategy that suggests means for...

Leadership is often associated with specific leadership traits which are responsible for guiding a person into and in a leadership position. Ideally, not all people in a managerial position can be leaders because they lack leadership traits needed for success. As such, it is vital to understand the various leadership...