Type of leadership

Number of times mentioned

Transformational leadership

200

Effective leadership

118

Transactional leadership

110

Participative leadership

89

Ethical leadership

72

Authentic leadership

61

Servant leadership

59

Charismatic leadership

53

Organisational leadership

45

Laissez-faire leadership

39

Shared leadership

37

Distributed leadership

35

Educational leadership

35

Team leadership

32

Successful leadership

29

Spiritual leadership

27

Democratic leadership

26

School leadership

26

Senior leadership

24

Visionary leadership

23

Business leadership

23

Female leadership

22

Empowering leadership

20

Authoritarian leadership

20

Individual leadership

20

Directive leadership

19

Moral leadership

19

Good leadership

19

Autocratic leadership

18

Political leadership

18

Values-based leadership

18

Task-oriented leadership

17

Instructional leadership

17

Self-leadership

17

Strategic leadership

17

Student leadership

17