A Conceptual Study on Leadership Theories and Styles of Managers with the special emphasis on Transformational Leadership Style

In this paper, I have tried to bring together various leadership theories and styles known so as to understand their significance from a manager’s point of view in relation to organisation’s development. The paper discusses various popular leadership theories which enable the readers understand the leadership evolution and development process. The popular leadership styles known to be practiced by the executives in the organisation are transformational, transactional and laissez-faire. The other styles known are servant, charismatic, cross-cultural, new-genre, shared and e-leadership. The paper also discusses the transformational leadership style in detail along with its dimensions and weaknesses.