1.4.5 - LEADERSHIP

Question 1

What is the Leadership between Management - defintions

Answer 1

Leadership - the ACTION of LEADING a GROUP of people or an organisation or the ability to do this

Management - the PROCESS of DEALING with or CONTROLLING things or people, the responsibility for and control of a company or organisation

Question 2

What are 3 Characteristics of Leadership and 3 Management?

Answer 2

Leaders - innovators, motivates, creates change
Management - directing and monitoring others, organises, manages change

Question 3

What are 4 LEADERSHIPS STYLES?

Answer 3

(1) AUTOCRACTIC
(2) DEMOCRATIC
(3) PATERNALISTIC
(4) LAISSEZ-FAIRE

Question 4

What are 2 Characteristics of an AUTOCRATIC leadership

Answer 4

used when LEADERS TELL their EMPLOYEES what they WANT and HOW they WANT IT

• DIRECT ORDERS are given and followed
• LITTLE or NO CONSULTATION on decisions

Question 5

What are 2 Characteristics of a DEMOCRATIC leadership style

Answer 5

leaders OFFER GUIDANCE to group members, but they also participate in the group and allow input from other group members

• EMPLOYEES have a HIGHER DEGREE OF PARTICIPATION in the business and are allowed to collaborate on the decision making process
• LEADER can be PERSUASIVE in their OPINION

Question 6

What are 2 Characteristics of a PATERNALSITC leadership style

Answer 6

• a paternalistic LEADER MAKES the RIGHT DECISION for the EMPLOYEES that they’re RESPONSIBLE FOR
• they TAKE the WELFARE of the STAFF INTO ACCOUNT when making the decisions

Question 7

What are 2 Characteristics of the LAISSSEZ-FAIRE leadership style?

Answer 7

employees can carry out activities and MAKE DECISIONS FREELY

work in a VERY RELAXED ENVIRONMENT and have LITTLE direction and GUIDELINES

Question 8

What is 1 ADVANATGES and 1 DISADVNATGE of the LAISSEZ FAIRE leadership style

Answer 8

+ SUPERB in CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTS such as web designers or artists
- LACK of SUPERVISION may LEAD to POOR PRODUCTIVITY and LACK of MOTIVATION