EDUC 309 Leadership Styles

adaptive leadership

This approach focuses on the actions steps leaders take to encourage others to address and resolve changes that are central to their lives.

behavioral leadership

This approach moves beyond traits and skills, identifying two categories that leaders may be oriented towards -- tasks or relations.

situational leadership

This approach suggests leaders should change the degree to which they are directive or supportive to meet the changing needs of followers.

authentic leadership

Bill George suggests this leadership style is a pattern of leader behavior that reflects purpose, values, relationships, self-discipline, and heart.

ethical leadership

The principles of this leadership approach reflects the social rules that govern and limit our conduct focusing on respect, service, justice, integrity, and community.

relational leadership

This leadership approach envisions the context of the setting as a healthy community, which leads to expectations and norms for working together effectively as participants in shared leadership.

inclusive leadership

This model of leadership addresses the challenges of a more diverse workforce that particularly focuses on integrating and supporting women and people of color in the workplace.

servant leadership

This leadership approach is characterized by a natural desire and conscious choice to serve first and a commitment to prioritizing other’s needs.

liberatory leadership

This leadership approach is conscious of individuals' identities, incorporates open and honest dialogue, and imagines what could be without the limitation of reality; critical reflection used to transform structures & facilitate liberation for all.

pseudotransformational leadership

self-serving style that manipulates followers for personal gain, often masking ulterior motives behind a facade of transformational qualities

charismatic leadership

uses influential personality traits to inform leadership behavior; motivates and inspires others through charm and persuasion

transformational leadership

a leadership style that inspires and motivates followers to achieve their fullest potential and make positive changes in themselves and the organization.

transactional leadership

a leadership style focused on transactions or exchanges between leader and followers, where rewards and punishments are used to manage performance and achieve goals.

skills/traits approach

a leadership theory that emphasizes the skills and personal traits that contribute to effective leadership, suggesting that certain abilities can be developed to enhance leadership effectiveness