LEADER vs. a MANAGER

Consider the key leaders who have influenced you in your career and/or life. You may have
worked with them directly or not at all (i.e. they may be famous business, military, political,
religious, etc., leaders — as long as you know enough about his/her leadership style to answer
the below questions). Now select just ONE to focus on for this assignment.
Use the readings from this week to ensure you are selecting a LEADER vs. a MANAGER.
For your selected leader, identify which of the leadership theories covered in this week’s
lectures is the ‘best fit’ for this leader. In other words, consider his/her leadership approach and
determine whether it best represents the Trait approach, the Behavioral/Skill approaches, the
Contingency/Situational approaches, or the Transformational approach