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The Diamond model of leadership has been used for three decades, proving to be adaptable, flexible, and can easily fit several situations (as cited in McCarthy, 2011). The diamond leadership model contains four elements which are self, others, task, and organization. These four elements are the “essential elements of leadership and if they are combined they will produce results (as cited in McCarthy, 2011). This model of leadership fits the GDD leader the best because it is practical, theoretical and combines several other aspects of the leadership theories. This model of leadership is also a great fit for GDD because of its flexibility and its ability to give priority to situations, strategies and people. The situational leadership model and the relational leadership model are different from the diamond leadership model. The situational leadership theory was created by Dr. Paul Hersey and Dr. Blanchard (Admin, 2012). According to Admin (2012), in the article Who are Hersey and Blanchard - the Dr’s of Leadership, Dr. Hersey considered that the situational theory was more of a model and that the model was not about being as “effective as a leader but about matching the behaviors of leaders”. According to Ryan May (n.d.), the situational leadership model’s core is that there is no single best approach to leadership, but its more effective to be task-relevant. The situational model has for styles, telling, selling, participating and delegating (May, n.d.). According to Ryan May (n.d.), telling and selling are more about completing the tasks at hand and participating and delegating are more about the personal developments of the team. The relational leadership model involves five components, which provide the approach to leadership in contemporary organizations (Exploring Leadership, n.d., page 74). These five components are process, inclusive, empowering, ethical, and purpose (Exploring Leadership, n.d., page 75). This approach to leadership is deliberate and constructs responsibility toward constructive purposes that are comprehensive of individuals and different perspectives, enables those included, is moral, and perceives that every one of the four of these components are expert by being procedure situated.