Leadership theories

Hub member Mike Ormesher asked for our thoughts on Situational Leadership recently. To help us comment on this, here's a quick primer from changingminds.org :

The best action of the leader depends on a range of situational factors.

Assumptions behind the 'Great Man' Theory of Leadership

Leaders are born and not made.

Great leaders will arise when there is a great need.

Description of the theory

Early research on leadership was based on the the study of people who were already great leaders. These people were often from the aristocracy, as few from lower classes had the opportunity to lead. This contributed to the notion that leadership had something to do with breeding.