5.3 - leadership

Question 1

define leadership

Answer 1

someone who has influence in helping others to achieve their goals

Question 2

what are the types of leader?

Answer 2

emergent
prescribed

Question 3

what is an emergent leader?

Answer 3

appointed from within the group

Question 4

what is a prescribed leader?

Answer 4

appointed from outside the group

Question 5

what are the characteristics of a leader?

Answer 5

inspirational
confidence
charisma
communication
organisational skills
interpersonal skills
empathy
experience

Question 6

what are the 3 styles of leadership?

Answer 6

autocratic
democratic
laissez-faire

Question 7

what is an autocratic leadership style?

Answer 7

leader makes all the decisions
- dictates instructions
- task orientated and is concerned with results
- best in positive situation

Question 8

what is a democratic leadership style?

Answer 8

leader listens to the group before making decisions
- person orientated
- concerned with individual success
- leader is best in a moderately favourable situation

Question 9

what is a laissez-faire style?

Answer 9

leader has little input
- led by senior players
- less motivated players can stop working

Question 10

what does Fiedler’s contingency model suggest?

Answer 10

that an autocratic leadership style is best in the least and most favourable situations and democratic is best for moderately favourable situations

Question 11

why is autocratic best for most favourable?

Answer 11

it is task orientated
- clear task
- group get on
- strong leader
- respect for leader
- high ability
- high levels of motivation

Question 12

why is autocratic best for least favourable?

Answer 12

task orientated
- unclear task
- hostile group
- weak leader
- little respect for leader
- low ability
- low motivation
- little support

Question 13

why is democratic best for moderately favourable?

Answer 13

person orientated
- need for consultation
- some support
- some harmony
- some clarity
- time to discuss
- motivation is moderate
- group has reasonable ability

Question 14

what is Chelladurai’s multidimensional model of leadership?

Answer 14

• leaders should use an interactive approach to balance the situation, leader and the group

Question 15

how does the situation affect the style of leadership?

Answer 15

individual sports may need a more democratic / laissez-faire style (e.g athletics)
- complex tasks may need more autocratic style
- can be affected by time available, type of task and danger (e.g somersault)

Question 16

how does the leader affect the style of leadership?

Answer 16

can be affected by:
- leader characteristics
- experience
- preference

Question 17

how does the group affect leadership style?

Answer 17

lots of numbers may dictate a different style of leadership
- can be affected by: group size, group ability (novice/expert), age and gender

Question 18

what are the 3 types of leadership behaviour?

Answer 18

required behaviour - what the situation demands
preferred behaviour - what the group wants
actual behaviour - what the leader decides to do in relation to leadership style