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Leadership Theories - Eight Major Leadership Theories

By Kendra Cherry - Actually, more like a quick summary of eight different leadership models or approaches. It's interesting that there are so many divergent approaches to the Psychology of leading. Good place to start though. ^new (Added: 19-Oct-2011 Hits: 125 )

Multi-Body Part Leadership

By David Noer - David Noer is one of the world experts in leadership as it pertains to downsizing and layoffs. Here's an interesting articles using an unusual metaphor about leadership. Excerpt:It's an election year and we're faced with local, state, and national candidates who all want to be our leaders.  It's hard work to engage in productive discussions about our choices because leadership is a context and value laden phenomenon and we all have our own ideas as to what it actually involves.  It's a bit like the Rorschach psychological test -- what we see says more about us than the ink blots. ^new (Added: 14-May-2012 Hits: 0 )

The New Psychology of Leadership: Scientific American

By Stephen D. Reicher, Michael J. Platow and S. Alexander Haslam - A not terribly interesting approach to leadership, in fact, just another model to add into the mix. They'll be another one coming in a few minutes if you don't like this one. Think about it. Excerpt: In recent years, however, a new picture of leadership has emerged, one that better accounts for leadership performance. In this alternative view, effective leaders must work to understand the values and opinions of their followers--rather than assuming absolute authority--to enable a productive dialogue with followers about what the group embodies and stands for and thus how it should act. By leadership, we mean the ability to shape what followers actually want to do, not the act of enforcing compliance using rewards and punishments. ^new (Added: 19-Oct-2011 Hits: 111 )

The Psychology of Leadership: Part I

By Edward Hoffman, Ph.D. - Do you have the right stuff? What exactly is the right stuff, anyway? Can you still have it if you're not an astronaut, a general, or a famous sport coach? Can you be a leader if you're a computer scientist, a biotech engineer, an international marketer, an educator, or an organizational consultant? How about an artist or a writer? Currently, there are over 8,000 books on leadership available... ^new (Added: 14-May-2012 Hits: 0 )