MHR 405 Study Guide - Situational Leadership Theory, Transactional Leadership, Transformational Leadership

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 405
• Professor: Robin Church

Document Summary

Leadership: influencing, motivating, and enabling others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organization of which they are members. Shared leadership: the view that leadership is broadly distributed, rather than assigned to one person, such that people within the team and organization lead each other. Authentic leadership: the view that effective leaders need to be aware of, feel comfortable with, and act consistently with their values, personality, and self-concept. Servant leadership: the view that leaders serve followers, rather than vice versa; leaders help employees fulfill their need and are coaches, stewards, and facilitators of employee performance. Path-goal leadership theory: a contingency theory of leadership based on the expectancy theory of motivation that related several leadership styles to specific employee and situational contingencies. These categories mask subcategories of leader behaviour that may be distinct. Assumes best leaders display a high level of both supportive and directive styles. But best style seems to depend on the situation .