3.2 Strategic leadership

Question 1

How did Maccoby (2017) define a leader?

Answer 1

“Someone with followers”

Question 2

John Adair (1979) spoke about “action centered leadership”, suggesting that effective leadership was at the centre point of which three factors?

Answer 2

Individuals
Tasks
Groups

Question 3

What is a transformational leader?

Answer 3

A leader focused on building a strategic vision, creating an identity and empowerment of the appropriate culture.

Question 4

What is a transactional leader?

Answer 4

A leader more concerned with ensuring operational flow is appropriate to enable strategy to be achieved.

Question 5

The Harvard Business Review (Schomaker) identified 6 key skills required for effective leadership. What are these things that leaders should do?

Answer 5

Leaders should:

• anticipate
• challenge
• interpret
• decide
• align
• learn

Question 6

What 4 key leadership attributes did Stephen Covey propose in 1992?

Answer 6

Security
Wisdom
Guidance
Power

Question 7

Senge (2006) suggested the concept of a “Learning Organisation” with a five-fold approach to systemic thinking. What are the five steps?

Answer 7

Personal mastery
Mental models
Shared vision
Team learning
Systemic thinking