Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice
Video and Multimedia
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Styles of Leaders and Managers
In this video, Simon Sinek discusses management tactics that helped him learn what type of leader he could be.
The Authoritarian Leadership Style
In this TEDx talk, Natasha Ezrow discusses how dictators use an authoritarian style, and how dictators fall.
The Democratic Leadership Style
In this video, General Colin Powell describes how his effectiveness as a leader stems from prioritizing trust and creating a supportive structure for followers, using a democratic leadership style.
The Laissez-Faire Leadership Style
This video compares laissez-faire leadership with other leadership styles, defining and describing how laissez-faire leaders typically behave.
Web
Theory X
This page gives a quick overview of Theory X and Theory Y.