These are my Top 10 Leadership Theories. These theories of leadership are offered in chronological order as an unofficial mini-course and is meant to provide an overview of ten of the most helpful and influential theories of leadership in management and organizational studies.

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SOURCES USED:

Burns, J. M. (1978). Transforming Leadership. Grove Press.

F. Puji, Astuti, Aunurrahman, Wahyudi. (2019). The effects of democratic, autocratic, and laissez-faire (free) leadership style of kindergarten headmaster toward teacher discipline performance at kindergartens in Southeast Pontianak District. Journal of Education, Teaching, and Learning, 4, 130-138.

Lewin, K., Lippitt, R., & White, R. K. (1939). Patterns of aggressive behavior in experimentally created "social climates." Journal of Social Psychology, 10, 271-299.

Linden, R. C., & Maslyn, J. M. (1998). Multidimensionality of leader-member exchange. Journal of Management, 24, 43-72.

Hersey, P. and Blanchard, K. H. (1977). Management of Organizational Behavior 3rd Edition– Utilizing Human Resources. New Jersey/Prentice Hall.

House, R. J. (1977). A 1976 theory of charismatic leadership. In J. G. Hunt & L. L. Larson (Eds.), Leadership: The cutting edge (pp. 189-207). Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.

Johnson & Hackman (2018). Leadership: A communication perspective. Waveland Press.

Northouse, P. (2019) Leadership: Theory and practice. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2019.

Van Vugt, M., Jepson, S. F., Hart, C. M., & De Cremer, D. (2004). Autocratic leadership in social dilemmas: A threat to group stability. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 40, 1-13.

Weber, M. (1947). Theory of Social and Economic Organization. Chapter: "The Nature of Charismatic Authority and its Routinization" translated by A. R. Anderson and Talcott Parsons. Originally published in 1922.

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00:00 Introduction
01:33 1. Trait Approach
09:26 2. Leadership Styles
09:33 Autocratic Style
17:53 Democratic Style
25:22 Laissez-Faire Style
35:13 3. Leadership Skills
47:44 4. Situational Leadership
53:13 5. Transactional Leadership
59:11 6. Transformational Leadership
1:05:28 7. Charismatic Leadership
1:15:43 8. Vertical Dyad Linkage
1:21:20 9. Leader-Member Exchange
1:29:19 10. Servant Leadership