Concerns and Criticisms of Leadership Development Programs Since the Mid of Nineteenth Century

This paper analyses some of the Leadership Development Programs developed since the mid of nineteenth century. The concerns and criticism of least preferred coworker (LPC) Leadership Development Program as suggested by Fiedler, Leader Match Concept (LMC) Leadership Development Program developed by Fiedler and Chemers, Authentic leadership development program developed by Avolio, Transformational Leadership and the Full Range Leadership Development Programs developed by Bass and Avolio has been explored in this paper. This paper discusses about the fundamental notions and measurement of different leadership styles along with validity of its theory. This paper finds that which leadership development program shall best fit to train CEO’s and top level management. Keywords : Leadership Development Program, least preferred coworker, authentic leadership, Transformational Leadership and the Full Range Leadership