Traditional versus Contemporary Leadership TheoriesDr. Deatra Riley MAN4120 – Leadership Challenges and SupervisionNovember 17, 2015Broward College, Staff and Hiring Committee

Contemporary Leadership Theories

• You, the participant, will be able to identify the historic theories from the early 1900’s into contemporary leadership theories to compare your knowledge of organizational leadership.

• You, the participant, will be able to examine and create a conceptual model and relationship between Transformational leadership and creative performance.

• You, the participant, will be able to use both theory and application to reference your TTL Assessment Report outcome to determine your personal contemporary leadership traits.

Teaching Objectives

Each leader has had a past EVENT or PERSON to influence their leadership trait.

Question: What event or person had a direct affect on my life?

Leadership Model

• Transactional Leadership Theories (Present)

• Transformational Leadership Theories (Present)

*Refer to Behavioral Theories (over 75 years old)

• Task Oriented behavior • Relationship Oriented behavior

Modern Leadership Theories

• Trait Theories (1930’s)

• Behavioral Theories (1940 – 1950’s)

• Contingency Theories (1960 -1970)

• Charismatic Leadership (1970 – 1980’s)

Historical Leadership Theories

Historical to Contemporary Leadership Theories

• SEE FIGURE ON WHITEBOARD

• Transformational leadership (IV) Independent Variable

• Creative performance (DV) Dependent Variable

• Empowerment (MV) Moderating Variable

• Dependency on the Leader (MV) Moderating Variable

Conceptual model and hypothesized relationships

Leaders who provide - individualized consideration inspirational motivation idealized influence intellectual stimulation

Transformational Leaders

Leaders who - guide motivate their followers direction of established

goals clarifying role and task

requirements

Transactional Leaders

Contemporary Leadership Theories

• Complete the TTL Report

• Submit your results.

Transactional and Transformational Leadership Assessment (TTL Report)

INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT STATEMENT A – This describes

me.

B – This does not describe

me.I offer help and advice to new employees.    I like to work from my original job description.

   

I will go outside the box when necessary.    I care about how my coworkers feel.    I know my company’s mission statement.    I will go outside the box when it supports the vision.

   

I want to be rewarded for my work.    I am willing to put myself last at work.    I like getting my work done according to schedule.

   

I like to schedule all meetings with my employees.

   

80%

20%

Sample Study, n = 12 - TTL Assessment Report

Transformative Leader Transactional Leader

Descriptive Statistics Outcome Results

INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT STATEMENT A – This describes

me.

I offer help and advice to new employees.  

I like to work from my original job description.

 

I will go outside the box when necessary.  

I care about how my coworkers feel.  

I know my company’s mission statement.  

I will go outside the box when it supports the vision.

 

I want to be rewarded for my work.  

I am willing to put myself last at work.  

I like getting my work done according to schedule.

 

I like to schedule all meetings with my employees.

 

TRANSACTIONAL ResultsINDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT STATEMENT A – This

describes me.

I offer help and advice to new employees.  

I like to work from my original job description.

 

I will go outside the box when necessary.  

I care about how my coworkers feel.  

I know my company’s mission statement.  

I will go outside the box when it supports the vision.

 

I want to be rewarded for my work.  

I am willing to put myself last at work.  

I like getting my work done according to schedule.

 

I like to schedule all meetings with my employees.

 

TRANSFORMATIONAL Results

Transformational vs. Transactional

• You can identify the historic theories from the early 1900’s into contemporary leadership theories to compare your knowledge of organizational leadership.

• You can create a conceptual model and relationship between Transformational leadership and other leadership theories to measure organizational performance.

• You can utilize the results to your TTL Assessment Report outcome to determine your personal contemporary leadership traits. Discuss these results into the future with leaders, potential employers etc.

Summary

Questions and Wrap Up

• Broward College (2015). Academic Programs. Retrieved from

http://www.broward.edu/Pages/home.aspx on November 12, 2015.

• Kollmann, T., Stackmann, C., Krell, P., Peschl, A., & Buchwald, S. (2013). Integrated dependency on the leader and empowerment into transformational leadership. Central European Business Review. 2, 1.

• Smith, E. & Tapscott, L. (2011). Historic Ideas into Contemporary Leadership Theories. Retrieved from cnu.edu/leadershipreview archives/ vol3iss1_smithtapscott.pdf on November 13, 2015.

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