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Part I: Theories and Approaches to Leadership -- Understanding Theories of Leadership and Leadership Styles -- Early Management, Trait, Stratified Systems, and Transactional Theories of Leadership -- Charismatic and Transformational Approaches -- Distributed Approaches to Leadership -- Ethics-Based Leadership Theories -- Leadership Approaches Focusing on Influence, Attribution, and a Changing Environment -- Competency-Based Leadership Approaches -- Part Ii: Applied Leadership Competencies -- Traits That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness -- Skills That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness -- Assessments by Leaders and the Goals to Which They Lead -- Task-Oriented Behaviors -- People-Oriented Behaviors -- Organization-Oriented Behaviors -- Leadership Development and Evaluation