Three types of leadership were classified in the 1930s by psychologist Kurt Lewin, PhD, and colleagues: autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire. Since then, the conversation has continued to refine the meanings and what they can bring to a business’ success.
Other researchers added finer distinctions to Lewin’s categories, including transformational, transactional, servant, and adaptive leadership to put a finer point on the possibilities, but they also suggest that effective and self-aware leaders can evolve based on the needs of their organizations.
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