Leadership Process and Organisation Question
Drawing on at least two contrasting approaches to leadership critically evaluate the claim that “leaders are not like other people” (Kirkpatrick and Locke, 1991, p. 59).In your answer, refer to the role of power and influence, the leader-follower relationship and the value of reflectivity for leaders.
Further details
You are required to produce a well-written, well-argued essay with a coherent structure. Before starting your essay, you will need to read around the topic, the reading lists available within the module should help you with this. Select which approaches to leadership you will examine and use theory and empirical research to help you to critically evaluate the claim made in the question. Remember, you are asked to critically evaluate and therefore you should provide different perspectives to your arguments and consider which factors may determine our evaluation of leaders. Make sure that you support your arguments with evidence. It is up to you to use the library and online resources available to you to support your answer. Please ensure that your essay is properly referenced