1.
Prepared By;
NO Name
1 NASARUDDIN BIN ZAINALAIDIN
2 NORIADA BTE BASRI
3 EDWARD MINGGAT AK GENA
Prepared for : Pn. Hajah Oriah Haji Akir
Module : Leadership and Change Management

2.
The purpose of the presentation is to
discuss the differences between traits
theories and behavioral theories of
leadership

3.
1) INTRODUCTION
2) LEADERSHIP
APPROACHES
3) TRAIT THEORIES
4) BEHAVIORAL THEORIES
5) THE DIFFERENT
6) CONCLUSIONS

4.
WHAT IS LEADERSHIP
 Leadership is process by which a person
influences others to accomplish an
objective

It’s directs the organization in a way that
makes it more cohesive and coherent

5.
WHY DO WE NEED LEADERS
 Group need to stay orderly and focused
 To accomplish tasks
 To make sense of the world
 Romantic ideal

6.
LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS
Characteristics of leaders
Characteristics of followers
Characteristics of the situation

7.
 Approaches to understand leadership.
 5 approaches to leadership:-
1. Trait Approaches
2. Behavioral Theories of Leadership
3. Power-Influence Approaches
4. Situational Approaches
5. Integrative Approaches

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 Theories that consider personality, social, physical or
intellectual to differentiate leaders from non leaders.
 A “virtue theory” of leadership.
 Trait theory stresses that there is a certain set of
basic personality markers that set leaders apart from
followers.

9.
 Theories proposing that specific behaviors
differentiate leaders from non-leaders.
 Behavior theories reject any talk about “inborn
potential” or “virtue” approaches to leadership.
 The behavior theories, there are no “born
leaders.” Leaders can be trained, and traits that a
leader must have can be taught and developed.

10.
Trait Theories Behavioral Theories
Defines a leader’s
effectiveness based on
individual characteristics;
Defines a leader's
effectiveness based on task
and relationship
orientation;
Assumes that leaders are
born.
Assumes that leaders can be
trained.
Theories goal – select
leaders.
Theories goal – develop
leaders.
A leader must have certain
inherent, innate qualities.
More “democratic” kind of
qualities.
Focus on the mental qualities. Focus on the actions of
leaders.

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 Both trait and behavioral theories contained significant
limitations.
 Both trait and behavioral theories are the basis for the
leaders “made/born” debate.
 Both approaches to leadership can teach current and
future managers valuable lessons about leading.
 Difference people / organization have difference
approaches to understand leadership.