Leadership theories have developed and broadened over the years. We see those in leadership positions in companies/organizations see the need to transform their leadership styles to adapt to the ever dynamic business environment. What then, are the leadership theories used in new-age organizations and what are their implications on both internal stakeholders and the organization as a whole?
It isn't clear how often organizations use academic leadership theories, at least not directly. Contemporary theories describe how some leaders lead, but that doesn't mean that those leaders used the theories.
Mintzberg's take on the fashionable comparisons between leadership and management is instructive. "Sure, we can separate leading and managing conceptually. But can we separate them in practice? Or, more to the point, should we even try? How would you like to be managed by someone who doesn't lead? That can be awfully dispiriting. Well, then, why would you want to be led by someone who doesn't manage? That can be terribly disengaging: how are such leaders to know what is going on? As Jim March put it: 'Leadership involves plumbing as well as poetry'" (Mintzberg, 2009, p. 9).
Article A Taxonomy of Management Theories
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