Leadership and

Followship Theories
NEILJAN REIUEL R.
TABAG
Leadership/Pamumuno
The action of leading a group of
people or an organization.
Chester Barnard (1983) defined
leadership as the ability of a person
in position of authority to influence
others to have in such a manner that
goals are achieve.

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 Leader
Often typecast as someone who is
the head of a group of people by
virtue of having great strength and
wisdom, or may have inherited a
position of power even if strength
and wisdom were not part of his
person’s virtues.

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• Power is also annexed to
leadership as espoused by
French and Raven (1960)
who said that a leader may
obtain power through
various means and sources,
such as position, giving
rewards, expertise, respect or
coercion.
• Influence plays a major role
in leadership

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 Trait Theory Situational Theory

Theories of Behavioral Theory

Leadership theory

Participative Transformational
Theory Theory

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 Trait Theory
• This theory defines leadership based on certain
personality traits which are generally suited for all
leaders, such as decisiveness (“Katiyakan”),
persistence (Pagtitiyaga”), High level of self
confidence (“Kumpiyansa sa Sarili”) and
assertiveness (Pagpipilit”), among others.

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 Behavioral Theory
• This theory presupposes that leadership is learned
behavior, and that leaders are defined according to
certain types of behavior they exhibit.

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 Participative Theory
• The opposite of an autocratic leader (“Diktador na
Leader”), the participative leader involves other
people to make common decisions.

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 Situational Theory
• This theory assumes that there is no one style of
leadership and that leadership behavior is based
on the factors present in a situation, and usually
takes into consideration how followers behave.

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 Transactional Theory
• This theory states that leadership involves a
transaction or negotiation of resources or position,
usually employs reward and punishment.

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 Tranformational Theory
• This theory involves a vision, which a leader uses
to rally support from followers, and the role of the
leader is in motivating others to support the vision
and make it happen.

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 1. Leadership is
THREE BASIC
AXIOMS OF
situational
LEADERSHIP BY 2. Leadership is not-
ROB GOFFEE AND
GARETH JONES hierarchichal
(2006)
3. Leadership is
relational
Leadership is • This means that leader’s
Situational behavior and what is required of
him will always be influenced by
the situation.
• It means that a leader is able to
assess a situation quickly, adjust
to it, and provide the appropriate
and necessary action to address
it for the benefit of his followers.

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Leadership is • The exercise of leadership is not
not based on one’s position in an
organizational chart alone, but
hierarchical also dependent on other factors
such as characteristics, skills,
and even connections.

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Leadership is • Leaders and followers establish
Relational a relationship where their
interests are mutually met. The
role as a leader in this
relationship can vary from being
a visionary to cheerleader.

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 An Authentic leader, accdg. To Goffee and
Authentic Jones (2006), has the ff. critical elements
Leadershi present:
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They walk their talk. They are consistent
in what they say and what they do,
practicing what they are preaching.
They adjust to situation and display
adaptability and flexibility but consistent
with their values and real selves even when
they take on different roles during different
situations.

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 An Authentic leader, accdg. To Goffee and
Authentic Jones (2006), has the ff. critical elements
Leadershi present:
p
They walk their talk. They are consistent
in what they say and what they do,
practicing what they are preaching.
They adjust to situation and display
adaptability and flexibility but consistent
with their values and real selves even when
they take on different roles during different
situations.

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Thank you