Topic > Approach to leadership: the behavioral approach to...

According to the behavioral approach to leadership, effectiveness is not determined by the personal qualities of the leader, but rather by his way of behaving towards subordinates. Behavioral theory assumes that the leader influences the actions of his employees and subsequently manipulates the workplace. Therefore, we can outline the similarity between traits and behavioral approaches: both focus exclusively on the leader, completely ignoring his employees. Both theories state that the leader must operate according to what is acceptable to him and must behave in the way that makes sense to him and create a comfortable work environment only for himself (Miner, 2015). According to these concepts, employees are expected to adapt to their manager's personal qualities and his behavioral approach. This creates a major disadvantage for theories of traits and behavior. Neither is able to identify the logical relationship between the leader's personal qualities and behavior on the one hand, and effectiveness on the other (Miner, 2015). However, together they create the foundation for the development of more effective situational situations