Leadership A Concise Review Of Leadership Styles

LEADERSHIP REPORT: A concise review of Leadership Styles Brandon Handboy National American University Introduction to Leadership and Quality-MT6255 Angela Jones May 15, 2016 From â€Å"LEADERSHIP REPORT: A concise Review of Leadership Styles† written by Brandon Handboy. According to writer and consultant Peter Drucker, Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things. (Robyn Benincasa, 2012) The concept of this report is to summarizes various leadership styles to give the reader a general concept of the various styles. Along with this concept, the report shall conclude with a recommendation on which technique may prove to be the optimal choice in creating a successful leader. However, it is the general idea given through many business classes that the successful leader will have the aptitude to know and understand all leadership styles and possess the ability to adapt his/her style of leadership to each given situation. TABLE OF CONTENTS LEADERSHIP ABSTRACT †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦... PAGE 2 KURT LEWIN’S LEADERSHIP STYLE †¦......................................... PAGE 4 JAMES MACGREGOR BURNS’ LEADERSHIP STYLE .†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ PAGE 7 WORK CITED †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. PAGE 8 Kurt Lewin’s - Leadership Styles To begin this paper Kurt Lewin’s Leadership styles are introduced first, because it is felt that these styles mentioned are the primary leadership styles from which other leadership styles are stemmed from. His leadership style is broken downShow MoreRelatedCase Study : Leadership And Management900 Words   |  4 Pagesmanage higher sales revenues. 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