Monday 11 March 2013

Bradford / Influence Model


The Bradford Model, also known as the Influence Model focuses on how a leader structures their interactions with followers and others. 

The core skills of leadership according to this Model comprise of the ability to use active listening skills and appropriate body language.

This theory has been applied to the character Dolly.

Wednesday 27 February 2013

Hackman Team Effectiveness Model




Hackman's Team Effectiveness Model (1990) includes three key themes for an effective team, which are Real Team, Compelling Direction and Right People.

Servant Leader





Servant Leadership (defined by Robert K Greenleaf in 1970) is based on the wish to serve, to provide support, guidance and motivation.

Saturday 23 February 2013

Tuckman





The model describes five stages (forming, storming, norming, performing and adjouring) of group development.

Lewin's Leadership Style



Lewin (1939) identified three different styles of leadership, which were Authoritarian (Autocratic), Participative (Democratic) and Delegative (Laissez-Faire).  Lewin concluded that the Democratic style was the most affective.


Styles of Power



French and Raven (1959) identified five styles of power which a leader may possess to have influence over their followers.  These  are reward, coercive, legitimate, referent and expert power.

The future of Leadership and Management



The future of Leadership and Management

Deborah Ancona (2009) has a modern outlook regarding the theory of successful management. She considers the expansion of the world’s communication methods mean that leaders are now working in multi-cultural environments across borders which are introducing different views.

Additive Transformational Leadership


                                      Additive Transformational Leadership
                                                          Northouse (2001)
Northouse outlined the qualities of a transformational leader as ‘empowering’, a strong role model with high values, a listener and one who helps the organisation by helping others contribute to it. The 'additive” effect of transformational leadership is pulling together, the team and ideas, to reach performance beyond expectations.

7S McKinsey Model


Management Model – McKinsey Model 
(Peters and Waterman. 1982)
7S model of shared values

Mckinsey's model says organisations perform well when seven elements are aligned and mutually reinforced with the shared values of leaders and followers

Normative Model


Leadership Model -
Vroom and Yetton’s (1973) Normative Model
This model is defined by logic in which  it relates to the term “normative”, its focus is on how much the followers contribute to the decisions of the leader.  They talk about “decision quality” (the best alternative) being a key to “decision acceptance.

Emotional Intelligence


Leadership Theory -
Golemans (2004) Attributes of Leaders

Goleman (2004) – talks about emotional intelligence - a key to being a successful leader.  When speaking of emotional intelligence he indicates that this requires a leader to have self-awareness, self-regulation and motivation.

Path-Goal theory



House developed a theory called Path-Goal theory which states there are four leadership styles;

Maslow's Motiviational Theory



Maslow’s (1943) Motivational Theory


Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is an example of a theory that can be related to motivation for management and also for individuals and teams.

Action Centred Leadership


John Adair  has developed a three point theory on successful leadership, known as the Action Centred Leadership theory.  The three points being Task, Team and Individual: