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Select three contemporary leadership models from the Wren (1995) text and one article from each of the three leadership paradigms in the Week 5 Electronic Reserve Readings:
Emerging Leadership Paradigms
Non-Dominant Leadership Paradigms
Traditional Leadership Paradigms
As you begin your analysis of contemporary leadership, you will develop an analytical framework containing three to five categories within one of the contemporary, theoretical, or practice-based models of leadership.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you analyze the readings as related to your practitioner interests as a leader.
your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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// There are various kinds of leadership styles and they range from traditional to contemporary. In the following discussion, we shall come across various contemporary styles of leadership like transactional, transformational and situational leadership style, along with their analytical framework.//
Contemporary Leadership Models by Wren (1995)
Transactional Leadership Style: In this type of leadership style, the subordinates, and the leader develops a commitment among themselves, where the subordinate agrees to perform work for reward or recognition. The transactional leadership style is the one in which there is no attachment between the leader and the subordinate. Each one agrees to do the work for the want of something in return. This type of leadership style exists for a shorter period of time and reward is the only factor that motivates both of them to work with each other. It does not bring any changes in the working of the organization, but only maintains a general flow of work within an organization. Leaders follow transactional leadership style just to make the follower do their work and to deviate their mind from any kind of distractions or disturbances (Akintunde, 2013).
Transformational Leadership Style: This is a kind of leadership style, where the leader tries to bring some kind of changes in the organization by encouraging or motivating the follower to perform his best. The leader tries to develop a sense of belonging among the followers, and this motivates the followers to work more hard. Furthermore, the leader ...

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