“Exploring Leadership and Management Theories: A Look at the Works of Burns, Bennis, and Kotter” “Exploring Leadership and Management Theories: A Comprehensive Analysis of Burns, Bennis, and Kotter’s Perspectives on Effective Leadership

Choose ONE (1) of the following questions for this discussion:
1 – What are the four leadership styles as outlined by James McGregor Burns (1978) and explain each one and when it would be effective?
2 – Evaluate Bennis’s (1993) opinion of the differences between leaders and managers (Figure 11.2). Do you agree with his view? Should most positions share these roles? i.e. should a manager also know how to lead and should a leader have managerial skills to do the best job? 3 – As organizations grow and change over time, new strategies and possibly new cultural changes are essential. What is Kotter’s opinion on the eight necessary stages of this type of change?