Leadership styles and their origins
We have learned that on an individual level, leadership styles stem from beliefs and abilities, but what broader trends should we be aware of? Can the origins of leadership styles provide us with useful information today?
In this section, we will explore these questions and provide a brief overview of what we know about leadership styles from studies and writings. We will cover three foundational views of leadership styles and how you can incorporate the teachings from them into your efforts to develop an effective style for yourself.
We will briefly review the following:
- Leadership styles in nature
- Leadership styles in philosophy
- Leadership styles in management theory
Each of these views has something to teach us about leadership styles and why they exist. Let’s start with leadership styles in nature.
Natural origins
Leadership is not unique to humanity; it can be seen across the majority of the animal kingdom...
