Teaching Implicit Leadership Theories to develop leaders and leadership – How and why it can make a difference

Schyns, B.; Kiefer, T.; Kerschreiter, R.; Tymon, A.

Abstract

Implicit leadership theories (ILTs) are lay images of leadership, which are individually and socially determined. We discuss how teaching ILTs contributes to developing leaders and leaderships by raising self- and social awareness for the contexts in which leadership takes place. We present and discuss a drawing exercise to illustrate different ILTs and discuss the implications for leaders and leadership, with a particular focus on how leaders claim, and are granted, leader identities in groups.

Citation

Schyns, B., Kiefer, T., Kerschreiter, R., & Tymon, A. (2011). Teaching Implicit Leadership Theories to develop leaders and leadership – How and why it can make a difference. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 10(3), 397-408. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2010.0015

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Jun 13, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 1, 2017
• Journal: Academy of Management Learning and Education
• Print ISSN: 1537-260X
• Electronic ISSN: 1944-9585
• Publisher: Academy of Management
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 397-408
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2010.0015
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1540266