- Research at least three of the leadership theories from the list below. Leadership Theories Great man theory. Trait theory. Behavioral theories: Role theory. The managerial theory. Participative leadership: Lewin's leadership styles. Likert's leadership styles. Situational leadership: Hersey and Blanchard's situational leadership. Vroom and Yetton's normative model. House's path-goal theory of leadership. Contingency theories: Fiedler's least-preferred coworker (LPC) theory. Cognitive resource theory. Strategic contingencies theory. Transactional leadership: Leader-member exchange (LMX) theory. Transformational leadership: Bass' transformational leadership theory. Burns' transformational leadership theory. Based on your research, address the following: Summarize each of the three theories you selected. In each summary, be sure you identify the theorists. Use each of the three theories to explain the following: How the theory can be used by a leader to influence and reward others. How the theory can be used by a leader to develop the interpersonal skills needed to build trust. For each of your theory explanations, provide examples of how the theory might be used as a strategy for leading in a work environment or in a community. Format your paper according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting guidelines, including a title page as well as a references page with APA-formatted citations. Include references from at least two scholarly sources. Your completed assessment should be 3 pages in length (page count excluding the title page and references).
