Definition: The Path-Goal Model of leadership is given by Robert House and others, who studied the relationship between the leadership styles and the situations. According to them, there is no single leadership style that fit in all the situations and therefore, they tried to predict the effectiveness of leadership styles in different situations. Robert House and Mitchell … [Read more...] about Robert House’s Path-Goal Model
Hursey and Blanchard’s Situational Model
Definition: Hursey and Blanchard’s Situational Model talks about the relationship between the leadership styles and the subordinate’s maturity. Here, the maturity means the ability and willingness of the subordinate directing his own behavior towards the job fulfillment. Thus, following are the two main considerations in Hursey and Blanchard’s model: Leadership style … [Read more...] about Hursey and Blanchard’s Situational Model
Fiedler’s Contingency Model
Definition: Fred Fiedler was the first amongst all the leadership theorists to talk about the situational variables. According to him, the effectiveness of the leadership style depends on the situation. Thus, he along with his associates identified the situational variables and studied about their relationship with the appropriateness of leadership styles. Fiedler’s … [Read more...] about Fiedler’s Contingency Model
Reddin 3-D Leadership Model
Definition: The Three-Dimensional Grid or 3-D Leadership Model is developed by Professor Bill Reddin, who introduced the concept of “situational demands” which talks about the way in which the leader must behave to be most effective. The 3-D model has taken into the consideration the beliefs of the managerial grid and added one more dimension to it i.e. Effectiveness. The … [Read more...] about Reddin 3-D Leadership Model
Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid
Definition: Robert Blake and Jane Mouton have developed the Managerial Grid, also called as a leadership grid. According to them, the leadership styles can be identified on the basis of manager’s concern for people and production. Here, concern for people means the degree to which an individual is committed towards the goal achievement, maintaining self-esteem to workers and … [Read more...] about Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid
Likert’s Four Systems of Management
Definition: Rensis Likert along with his associates in Michigan University, USA conducted research to study the patterns and styles of managers over three decades, across 200 organizations and developed a four-fold model of the management system that helped in understanding the leadership behavior. Likert’s four systems of management are categorized as follows: … [Read more...] about Likert’s Four Systems of Management
Laissez-Faire Leadership Style
Definition: The Laissez-Faire or Free-Rein is the leadership style wherein the leader gives full freedom to his subordinates to act on their own. Here, the leader once defines the goals, policies, programmes and the limitations for action and then leaves the remaining process to be accomplished by the subordinates on their own. In Laissez-Faire leadership style, the leader … [Read more...] about Laissez-Faire Leadership Style
Participative Decision Making
Definition: In the Participative Leadership Style, the leader encourages his subordinates to contribute their ideas or opinion in the group situations and share responsibility in them. There are four major types of decision-making style that a leader adopts to get the group goals accomplished. These are: Collective Decision Making: Under this leadership style, all the … [Read more...] about Participative Decision Making
Participative Leadership
Definition: The Participative Leadership Style often called as Democratic or Ideographic style wherein, the leader decentralizes the decision-making process and encourages his teammates to contribute towards the goals and share responsibility in them. In participative leadership style, the leader motivates the team members to get physically and mentally involved in the group … [Read more...] about Participative Leadership
Autocratic Leadership
Definition: In the Autocratic Leadership Style, the leader centralizes the decision-making power in himself and give directions to his subordinates as to what they are supposed to do and how they are required to perform the given task. Thus, a leader enjoys the full authority and imposes his will on others. The autocratic leadership style is also known as authoritarian, … [Read more...] about Autocratic Leadership