Assignment criteria 1,200 words plus or minus 10% – 20% of total marks. All references in Bibliography.

Q1. Describe what the word Leadership means. 2.5 marks
Q2. Explain how Leadership differs from Management. 2.5 marks
Q3. Do research on various Leadership Styles/Theories and do a detailed comparison between two different Theorist’s Leadership styles. 4 marks
Q4. Explains how these theories are different. 1 mark
Q5. Explain how you would diagnose what development level a team member is at using Hersey & Blanchard’s model. 2.5
Q6. How would this help in knowing which Hersey & Blanchard style to use. 2.5 marks
Q7. Give two recommendations on what you will do differently going forward to help you develop you own leadership style. 4 marks
Q8. What benefits will this mean for your team or organisation. 1 mark

Numerous explanations, classifications, theories and definitions about leadership, exist in the contemporary literature. Substantial effort has gone in to classify and clarify different dimensions of active leadership thus, generating considerable organizational and social research of leadership styles and behaviors. Many researchers and practitioners have developed a consensus that the progression of thinking over the years has developed a belief that leadership is a flexible developmental process, with each new piece of research building on and seldom completely disregarding that which was derived before it. Main theories that emerged during 20th century include: the Great Man theory, Trait theory, Process leadership theory, Style and Behavioral theory, Transformational, Transactional and Laissez Faire leadership theory