This document presents an overview of leadership theories and their applications. It introduces the Great Man Theory, which states that leaders are born with inherent traits. The Trait Theory identifies core personality traits that distinguish leaders. The Behavioral Theory focuses on learned behaviors and teaches leadership. Finally, the Contingency Theory proposes that leadership style depends on the situation. Leadership theories can be applied at all management levels and organization types to assess relationships, group dynamics, and strategic network development.

1. LEADERSHIP THEORIES AND
APPLICATIONS
PRESENTED BY,
SAHANA B.M
MUTHANNA K.C
SANWITH A.M
PAVAN K.N
AVINASH S.V
SUBJECT: ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
COURSE CODE: MGT218

2. INTRODUCTION
LEADERSHIP:
The process of guiding and directing the
behaviour of people in the work environment.
DEFINITION:
According to Peter Drucker “ Leadership is lifting of a
man’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a man’s
performance to a higher standard, the building of a man’s
personality beyond its normal limitations”

3. 1. GREAT MAN THEORY
2. TRAIT THEORY
3. BEHAVIOURAL THEORY
4. CONTINGENCY THEORY
LEADERSHIP
THEORIES

4. GREAT MAN THEORY
The great man theory of leadership states that
some people are born with the necessary attributes
that set them apart from others and that these
traits are responsible for their assuming positions of
power and authority. A leader is a hero who
accomplishes goals against all odds for his
followers.
“The history of the world is but the biography of
great men”
-Thomas Carlyle

5. TRAIT THEORY
Trait theories of leadership identify the specific
personality traits that distinguish leaders from
non-leaders. They are based on the premise
that leaders are born, not made.
THE CORE TRAITS IDENTIFIED ARE:
➢ HONESTY AND INTEGRITY
➢ LEADERSHIP MOTIVATION
➢ SELF CONFIDENCE
➢ KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS
➢ EMOTIONAL MATURITY

6. BEHAVIOURAL THEORY
Behavioral theory seeks to explain human behavior
by analyzing the antecedents and consequences
present in the individual's environment and the
learned associations he or she has acquired
through previous experience.
Rooted in behaviorism, this leadership theory
focuses on the actions of leaders, not on mental
qualities or internal states.
According to this theory, people can learn to
become leaders through teaching and observation.

7. CONTINGENCY THEORY
The contingency theory of leadership supposes
that a leader's effectiveness is contingent on
whether their leadership style suits a particular
situation. According to this theory, an individual
can be an effective leader in one circumstance
and an ineffective leader in another one.
Fiedler’s
Contingency
Theory
Evans and House
Path-Goal Theory
Hershey and
Blanchard’s
Situational Theory

8. APPLICATIONS OF LEADERSHIP THEORY
➢ Applicable to all levels of management and different types of
organizations.
➢Directs managers to assess their leadership from a relationship
perspective.
➢Sensitizes managers to how in-groups and out-groups develop within
their work units.
➢Can be used to explain how CEOs strategically develop special
relationships with select individuals in upper management.
➢Can be used to explain how individuals create leadership networks at
various levels throughout an organization.
➢Can be applied in different types of organizations-volunteer, business,
education, and government settings.

9. CONCLUSION
Leadership theories doesn’t only exist in history but they are
the concepts which can be adopted by many, from executive
manager to community leaders.

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