BEHAVIORAL APPROACH

*late 1930's

* what leaders do & how they act

* "how managers use task"

SITUATIONAL APPROACH

different situations demand different kinds of leadership

1. path-goal theory
2. contingency theory

1. how leaders use employee motivation to enhance performance & satisfaction
2. focuses on the match between the leader's style & specifc situational valuables

RELATIONAL APPROACH

examining the nature of relations between leaders & followers

"NEW LEADERSHIP APPROACH"

transformational leadership theory:  describes leadership as a process that changes ppl & organizations

1. authentic leadership
2. spiritual leadership
3. servant leadership

1. looks @ the authenticity of leaders & their leadership is enoying strong interest
2. examines how leaders use values, a sense of "calling", & membership to motivate followers
3. emphasizes the "caring principle" w/ leaders as "servants" who focus on their followers' needs in order to help these followers become more autonomous, knowledgeable, & like servants themselves