As an Educator, I am a Leader: Definitions etc.

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As an Educator, I am a Leader:

Leadership Theory Definitions, Pillars, Theories, Styles, etc.

Situational Leadership

            A leader’s analysis of the follower’s competence & confidence on a particular task determines appropriate leader actions (Sosik & Jung, 2010).

Contingency Theory

          A leader is aligned to a situation depending on the leader-member relationship, the leader’s task structure, position power (Burns, Sorenson, & Goethals, 2004; Cogliser & Schriesheim, 2000), and how that leader, as the power source, interacts with the situation. Simply put, a leader is matched to the appropriate situation based on task/relationship orientation, relationship with followers, task structure & position power (Sosik & Jung, 2010).

Transformational

            “Persuading others to act to achieve goals containing the values, motivations, wants and needs of followers as well as leaders” (Burns, 1978).  May also include elements of Transactional Leadership Theory (Kessler, 2013; Sosik & Jung, 2010).

Authentic Leadership Theory (ALT)

            Focused on positive psychological states, organizational contexts & self-development to promote positive outcomes (Sosik & Jung, 2010).  As the leader knows more about themselves, they are better able to lead individuals and teams more effectively, ethically and with better outcomes.

 Leader-Member Exchange (LMX)

            The leader focuses on individual relationships with members.  The quality of the relationship determines and in-group, out-group, & leadership effectiveness (Sosik & Jung, 2010).

Path-Goal

            Leaders consider task and follower characteristic & selects appropriate behavior (Sosik & Jung, 2010; Graen & Uhl-Bien, 1995). Leader behavior is determined by the needs of the subordinate and their success.   (Piccolo & Colquitt, 2006).  The leader may use rewards for goal achievement, while also helping the member to develop strategies towards goal attainment and providing a supporting environment.”  (Dewan & Dewan, 2010). 

Team Leadership Theory

Fostering the development and integration of team members, their development, team interaction and integration (Zaccaro, Rittman & Marks, 2002) resulting in mission/goal accomplishment.

Self-reflection: Which style to do I tend to prefer? Why is it effective? Why is it not?

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