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Leadership Styles, Models and Skills

    • What is Leadership?

    • “The action of leading a group of people or an organization, or the ability to do this” - Oxford English Dictionary.

      [What is Leadership?](/leadership-styles/what-is-leadership/)

[Leadership Roles](/leadership-styles/leadership-roles/)

[Leadership Tips](/leadership-styles/leadership-tips/)

[Traditional Leadership Roles - Jack Welch](/leadership-styles/jack-welch-traditional-leadership-roles/)

[10 Misconceptions about Leadership](/leadership-styles/misconceptions-about-leadership/)

[Leadership: Definitions, Descriptions, Terminology](/leadership-styles/leadership-models-philosophies-styles-definitions-descriptions-terminology/)

[Leadership Quotes](/leadership-styles/leadership-quotes/)

[Leadership Reading List](/leadership-styles/leadership-reading-list/)

[Video: Lead Like The Great Conductors](/leadership-styles/lead-like-the-great-conductors/)

[Video: Becoming a Great Leader](/leadership-styles/becoming-a-great-leader/)

    • Leadership and Management

    • Leadership is more about change, inspiration, setting the purpose and direction, and building the enthusiasm, unity and ‘staying-power’ for the journey ahead. Management is less about change, and more about stability and making the best use of resources to get things done.

      [Leadership vs. Management – Summary of Key Differences](/leadership-styles/leadership-vs-management/)

[Video: Mistaking Leadership for Management](/leadership-styles/mistaking-leadership-for-management/)

[Video: Confusing Management for Leadership](/leadership-styles/confusing-management-for-leadership/)

[Task or People - Peter Farey](/leadership-styles/task-or-people/)

    • Leadership Styles

    • A **leadership ** style is a narrow and specific behaviour compared to a model or philosophy. Leadership  style may be strongly influenced by the leader’s personality, the aims of the leader, and relationship with followers. A style is a description of a leader’s behaviours, and may also be like a tool in the leadership  models toolkit.

      [Transformational and Transactional Leadership](/leadership-styles/transformational-and-transactional-leadership/)

[Charismatic Leadership](/leadership-styles/charismatic-leadership/)

[Narcissistic Leadership](/leadership-styles/narcissistic-leadership/)

[Transactional Leadership](/leadership-styles/transactional-leaders/)

[Four I's of Transformational Leadership](/leadership-styles/four-is-transformational-leadership/)

[Transformational Leadership](/leadership-styles/Leadership-transformational/)

[Reddin's 3D Leadership Model](/leadership-styles/reddin-3d-leadership-model/)

[Leadership Styles (3-Style Model) - Kurt Lewin](/leadership-styles/3-style-model-kurt-lewin/)

    • Leadership Models and Theory

      [Trait-Based Leadership Models - An Overview](/leadership-styles/trait-based-leadership-models-overview/)

[Trait Theory - Ralph Stogdill](/leadership-styles/trait-theory-ralph-stogdill/)

[Trait Theory - Carlyle and Galton](/leadership-styles/trait-theory-carlyle-and-galton/)

[Trait Theory - Kouzes and Posner](/leadership-styles/trait-theory-kouzes-posner/)

[Behavioural Leadership: Managerial Grid - Blake and Mouton](/leadership-styles/behavioural-leadership-managerial-grid/)

[6 Qualities of a Great Leader](/leadership-styles/qualities-of-a-great-leader/)

[Leadership Behaviour Continuum – Tannenbaum and Schmidt](/leadership-styles/leadership-behaviour-continuum-tannenbaum-schmidt/)

[Situational/Contingency Model: An Overview](/leadership-styles/situational-contingency-model-overview/)

[Situational Leadership Model – Hersey and Blanchard](/leadership-styles/situational-leadership-model/)

[Video: Adapting your Leadership Style](https://vimeo.com/223580478/6e78e2c52b)

[Contingency Model - Fred Fiedler](/leadership-styles/contingency-model-fred-fiedler/)

[Path-Goal Theory - Robert House](/leadership-styles/path-goal-theory-robert-house/)

[Four-Frame Model – Bolman and Deal](/leadership-styles/four-frame-model-bolman-deal/)

[Action-Centred Leadership - John Adair](/leadership-styles/action-centred-leadership-john-adair/)

[Practices of Exemplary Leadership - Kouzes and Posner](/leadership-styles/exemplary-leadership-kouzes-posner/)

[Integrated Psychological Leadership Models](/leadership-styles/integrated-psychological-leadership/)

    • Leadership Philosophies

    • Functional types of leadership models focus on what the leader has to do. Unlike the Behavioural Ideals approach, Functional leadership models do not suggest ideal ways of behaving, nor do they match behaviours to circumstances like Situational/Contingency theory. Instead, Functional leadership models focus on the action areas that a leader must address to be effective. The most notable Functional models are John Adair’s Action-Centred Leadership, and Kouzes & Posner’s Five Leadership Practices.

      [Leadership Philosophies](/leadership-styles/leadership-philosophies-overview/)

[Servant Leadership](/leadership-styles/servant-leadership/)

[Ethical Leadership](/leadership-styles/ethical-leadership/)

[Sources of Leadership Power - French and Raven](/leadership-styles/sources-of-leadership-power-french-and-raven/)

[Distributed Leadership](/leadership-styles/distributed-leadership/)

[Values-Based Leadership](/leadership-styles/values-based-leadership/)

[Hard Questions for an Authentic Life - Susan Piver](/leadership-styles/hard-questions-for-an-authentic-life-susan-piver/)

[An Introduction to Values-Driven Leadership](/leadership-styles/introduction-values-driven-leadership/)

[Authentic Leadership](/leadership-styles/authentic-leadership/)

[ABCDs of Leading with Trust - Ken Blanchard](/leadership-styles/abcds-of-leading-with-trust/)

[The Introvert's Guide to Succeeding in Business](/leadership-styles/the-introvert-s-guide-to-succeeding-in-business/)

[7 Tips for Leaders](/leadership-styles/7-tips-for-leaders/)

    • Quiz, Certificate and Accreditation

    • An end of course quiz to test your progress throughout the Leadership Styles course. If you are interested in taking your leadership and management knowledge into an internationally-recognised qualification, visit our partner Accipio’s site here

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Takeaway Task - Leadership

    • Additional Resources

    • Additional resources and videos to aid you in your Leadership Styles training and support the information available across this course.

      [Civil Service Leadership Statement](/leadership-styles/civil-service-leadership-statement/)

[Video: Leadership Without Ego](/leadership-styles/leadership-without-ego/)

[Video: Inspirational Leadership](/leadership-styles/inspirational-leadership/)

[Thought Leadership and Books (Course)](/thought-leaders/)

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