Stogdill Rm 1974 Handbook Of Leadership Pdf Download
Katerine Aldrige
Theorists such as B.F. Skinner would argue that leadership is learned behavior influenced by genetics but not by the existence of spirits within the body (Skinner, 1974, p. 167). He contends that reinforcement of leadership behaviors and punishment or non-reinforcement of non-leadership behaviors determine who will become a leader.
Organizational effectiveness, including the effectiveness of collegiate organizations, relies on successful leadership (Kroeck et al., 2004; Plante, 2016; Posner, 2012). However, college student leaders of campus organizations face significant challenges related to leading and motivating their peers (Foubert & Urbanski, 2006; Plante, 2016). Given the difficulties facing college student leaders, we sought to analyze the central challenge of the Student Staff position, a peer leadership role within a sizeable collegiate leadership mentoring program. After identifying the critical challenge of the position to be balancing empathy and accountability, we created a training and development intervention grounded in the leadership theory of consideration vs. structure (Halpin & Winer, 1957; Stogdill, 1974). The theory of consideration vs. structure targets interpersonal behavior skills, skills essential for leaders and their development (Lord & Hall, 2005; Miscenko et al., 2017; Mumford et al., 2007).