Are there differences between leadership theories and leadership styles? A leadership theory explains how and why certain people become leaders; whereas, leadership style depicts the way a leader approaches a situation. so there is a difference. Leaders are focused on supervising and getting things done to achieve the goals of the organization (Ugochukwo, 2021). When organizations hire these types of leaders the company can be very successful; however, if the organization was filled with transformational leaders, is there a danger for the organization if most of their leaders are transformational? What would the danger be?