Leadership Theories
Theories on Leadership
Learn how and why certain individuals become leaders, theoretical approach on leadership and how to apply leadership in the real-world organizations.
TechnoFunc brings to you various theories on leadership to advance your understanding of different approaches to leadership and learn new ways to practice leadership more effectively. Start building your foundations of Leadership. There is a wide and ever growing interest and different schools of thoughts in the study of leadership as it's so important for success of individual, organization and nations. Over time, a number of theories of leadership have been proposed to explain the concept and complexities of the leadership process. Quickly enhance your leadership skills and boost your leadership abilities.!
Five-Factor Personality Model
Five Factors Model (FFM) also known as Five-Factor Personality Model is based on five broad personality traits which are extraversion, neuroticism, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness represented by acronym OCEAN, these traits are often referred to as the “Big Five”.
Four Factor Leadership Theory
The four theory of leadership was formulated after studying hundreds of leaders and the model includes four basic dimensions of effective leadership - support; interaction; facilitation; goal emphasis, and work facilitation. This model was tested as a predictor of an organization's effectiveness.
Freud Personality Types
The psychodynamic approach to leadership has its roots in the work done by Sigmund Freud. These involved psychological theories of personality development and explaining leadership using psychoanalytic concepts. It tries to define a person is in terms of personality traits. Personality structured into three parts (i.e., tripartite) - the id, ego, and superego.
Functional leadership theory
Functional leadership theory addresses specific leader behaviors that are expected to contribute most to the organizational effectiveness by focusing on how the leadership process occurs. The leader should ensure that all needs of the group get addressed.
Generating Ideas using Brainstorming
The brainstorming technique was developed by Alex F. Osborn in 1957 and brainstorming means where a team of members generates a large amount of alternative fruitful ideas on a specific problem without any criticism and then evaluates each idea in terms of their pros and cons. Brainstorming techniques fall into four broad categories: visioning, exploring, modifying, and experimenting.
