1. Effective Leadership Styles by Kavitha Sethuraman and Jayshree Suresh

2. Leadership: The ability to have influence on people and direct them to an objective.

3. Leadership is not only inborn, but can be developed if one focuses on their personality traits.

4. The most successful leaders adapt their leadership style based on the situation.

5. 5 Leadership Functions • Create vision and focus • Establish high performance team • Keep team motivated • Maintain positive rapport with team • Satisfy employees to minimize attrition

6. Studies show that personality is critical for developing strong leadership skills

7. Leadership Theories

8. Trait Theory: Leadership is based on physical and personal traits.

9. Great Man Theory: Leaders are born, not made

10. Contingency Theory: Leaders will adapt based on their environment

11. Situational Theory: Leaders will choose best style based on situation

12. Behavioral Theory: Leaders are made, not born

13. Participative Theory: The decision making responsibility is up to leader and subordinates

14. Citation: Sethuraman, K., & Suresh, J. (2014). Effective leadership styles. International Business Research, 7(9), 165-172. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1609336067?accountid=10559