2.1 Management + Leadership Flashcards
Difference between managers and leaders
Managers manage day to day tasks and are appointed. Leadership is about getting other people to believe in your ideas and work with you to achieve goals
What is a leadership style
The way that a leader behaves and how decisions are made
The 4 leadership styles
Democratic , autocratic , paternalistic , laissez-faire
Features of a democratic leadership style
Team members have participation in decision making
Manager still makes decision
Employees feel valued
Most common style
Advantages and disadvantages of a democratic leadership style
+Employees feel valued leading to increased productivity
-takes longer to make decisions
-if feedback is dismissed staff morale drops
Most important factor = emotional intelligence
Features of a paternalistic leadership style
Manager is head of the family
Managers see employees as member of family
High levels of trust and authority
Employees expected to put the business first
Manager listens to employees but has the final say
Likely to be disagreements
Manager has to listen to feedback
Features of an autocratic leadership style
One person makes all the decisions
No consideration to views of employees
Quick decision making
Effective over short period of time
Decreases employee morale
Features of laissez-faire leadership style
Employees have freedom and autonomy
Monitoring and facilitating
Delegate task and leave employees to it
High levels of trust between management and workforce
Intrinsically motivated
Employees may only do what is expected of them
Have to be very self-motivated
Success depends on leadership + good employees
Internal Influences on leadership style
Urgency of task
Unexpected task
Skill set of workforce
Size of workforce
Education set of workforce
External influences on leadership style
Economic demands
External crisis
Speed+ growth of economy
Actions of competitors
What is the tannembaum schmidt continuum
-A theory that places managers on a scale according to how they are managing and leading
-It changes according to how much participation is required by the workforce
1.tell 2.sell 3. Consult 4.join
Autocratic———democratic
