Leadership has always been one of the major concerns of human society as it conditions the peculiarities of its functioning and contributes to its beneficial development. However, there have been a number of various approaches to the understanding of the main terms peculiarities and the way it should be realized. The modern epoch also introduces the new and unique environment that impacts the idea of leadership and the role a leader should play in society. In these regards, the improvement of the comprehension of the main concepts of the issue becomes one of the major concerns of management as this phenomenon is closely connected with the performance and final results. That is why Robbins and Coulter in their book Management also delve into the investigation of the question. Chapter 17 of the work is devoted to leadership. The chapter is subdivided into 5 parts that complete and support each other. First, the authors tend to define the terms to create the basis for the further cogitations. They state that a leader is a person who can influence others and has a certain managerial authority while leadership is his/her activity (Robbins and Coulter 460). The simplicity and correctness of the given definition contribute to the better understanding of the phenomenons nature and introduce the possibility of its analysis. Therefore, Robbins and Coulter state that not all managers are leaders as there are many other aspects that impact the image of a person and acquisition of leadership skills (460). Having defined the terms, the authors provide the early leadership theories to promote the better understanding of the evolution of the concept and the main concerns related to it. The chapter suggests two big groups of theories which are trait and behavioral ones. The first block includes the approaches based on the idea that leadership results from certain characteristics that differentiate leaders from non-leaders (Robbins and Coulter 461). The acquisition of specific qualities might help a person to become influential and manage people. However, the further investigation of the issue proved the idea that there were also some other factors impacting the formation of a leader and his/her image. For this reason, the leadership behavior theories insist on the great significance of the actions of a person and the way these actions are performed. Besides, suggesting the given approaches, the book helps to realize the nature of leadership and guarantees readers involvement in the analysis. Yet, Robbins and Coulter also introduce three main contingency models of leadership to continue cogitations about the issue and consider its core aspects. The suggested Fiedler model states that a certain leadership style would be the most efficient in various situations (Robbins and Coulter 464). That is why it is crucial to determine the most important leadership styles and be able to analyze any situation. Additionally, the peculiarities of an individual are accepted as the key to general success. Furthermore, Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership theory rests on the idea of followers readiness (Robbins and Coulter 465). They chapter states that the success of any group or project is determined by the ability of the collective to follow a leader and accomplish the tasks given