ACCA SBL Syllabus A. Leadership - Introduction to Leadership Theories - Notes ^{2 / 10}

In this sense being a leader is personal.

It comes from a person's qualities and actions.

However, it is also often linked to some other role such as manager or expert.

Here there can be a lot of confusion. Not all managers, for example, are leaders; and not all leaders are managers.

4 main generations of Leadership theory

It is important to recognize that none of the four ‘generations’ is mutually exclusive or totally time-bound.

1. Trait theories

2. Behavioural theories

3. Contingency theories

4. Transformational theories

The next few sections we will look at these in more detail..