Leadership
Styles
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"The history of leadership theory started with an emphasis on traits—the notion
that it is the make-up of the leader that makes all the difference. This approach
dominated research up to the late 1940’s. Current research suggests that our
admired leaders today are honest, inspiring, self-confident, and adaptive. But traits
do not always predict leadership effectiveness, and so researchers have shifted to
look at the behavior or style of the leader".
Source: Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty, by Deborah Ancona
Seley Distinguished Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
Faculty Director of the MIT Leadership Center
