Many organizations and groups have put in the work to discover basic leadership styles. As leaders, its important to understand these styles so that we can work well with those in leadership and lead well ourselves. This assignment is designed to help you begin to understand the various styles of leadership.
Research various high quality online sites (4-5) to discover what leadership styles are and the common styles shared by most people. Most organizations that study these styles have 5-6 different styles, although they use different names, to describe leaders. By comparing and contrasting, students should summarize the 5-6 basic styles of leadership. Reference Book: The Jesus Hearted Woman by Jodi Detrick
Write a 3-4 page paper describing the 5-6 basic leadership styles. Ensure the following points are addressed:
Give clear characteristics of each style, noting the different names used to describe the same style by different organizations. For example, for one organization the style is diplomatic for another the same category would be called a creative builder.
Include an example of someone that exhibits that leadership style and explain how that is demonstrated.
Expect to cover 5-6 common styles..
Give clear sources for their information showing the use of at least 4-5 organizations or groups in researching this area.
Support your work with scholarly academic resources using APA format.