Introduction
Leadership theories pursue to explain how and why certain people become leaders. Such theories often emphasize on the characteristics of leaders, but some seek to identify the behaviors that people can implement to improve their own leadership abilities in different situations. Leadership is not an exact science; some characteristics are more effective than others in certain circumstances.
Research has given us different styles and theories of leadership. There is no particular style that is considered universal. We are going to look discuss the and explore theoretical aspects of leadership.
The Great Man Theory
The Great Man Theory assumes that the traits of the leadership are intrinsic. This simply means that leaders are not made, leaders are born. This theory implies that leadership is a birthright, and not everyone has capacity to be a leader. This theory portrays leaders as heroic, mythic and destined to rise to leadership when the situation arises. The theory is patriarchal and masculine in nature.
