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Understanding the Behavior of Leaders
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Updated Feb 05, 2019When researchers failed to identify a set of traits that would distinguish effective from ineffective leaders, attention turned instead to the study of leader behaviors. While task-oriented and people-oriented behaviors both seem to be related to important outcomes, task-oriented behaviors more strongly relate to leader effectiveness and people-oriented behaviors lead to employee satisfaction. The course also explains the importance of the context in which leadership occurs.
