Leadership behaviors in sport In this post, we will look at a study that followed the famous UCLA basketball coach John Wooden. Wooden won 10 collegiate championships in his role as a coach. Tharp and Gallimore(1976) looked to identify what made Wooden so successful at leading his team to these championship titles. The focused on…
In this blog, we will look at two approaches used to study leadership. The first one will be the trait approach and the second will be the behavioral approach. The trait approach In the 1920s, researchers looked at what personality traits great leaders displayed. they considered leadership traits to be a relatively stable personality disposition.…
Over the next few blog posts, we will be doing a series on leadership and leadership in sport. We will take a look at the different approaches to leadership that have been studied over the years and also a look at the leadership models that are out there. We will finish up the components of…