8. Leadership

Question 1

Leadership

Answer 1

process whereby individuals intentionally influence others to guide, structure, and facilitate activities and social relationships to achieve goals

Question 2

formal leaders

Answer 2

those appointed by organisation

Question 3

informal leaders

Answer 3

emerge spontaneously due to their expertise, charisma, respectable character

Question 4

Trait perspective

Answer 4

Genetic, Personality, physical, or intellectual traits that differentiate leaders from non-leaders or effective leaders from ineffective leaders (leaders are born)

Question 5

Problems with trait perspective

Answer 5

Slightly inaccurate as only sample already effective leaders and found many personal characteristics that seem to drive leadership effectiveness.

Early research found numerous personal qualities and characteristics, which argues that the perspective is strongly supported

Question 6

What does trait say about Leadership effectiveness

Answer 6

openness and extraversion only weak to moderate

women and men are equal

Question 7

What does trait say about Leadership emergence

Answer 7

correlate with - openness, conscientiousness, extraversion (30%)
negatively correlate with - agreeableness

Question 8

Situational perspective

Answer 8

leaders of different style depending on the situation

Question 9

Democratic/ participative/ empowering style

Answer 9

Shares power and consult with team, all are equal and encourage participation
Increases intrinsic motivation (self-determination theory)
Facilitate development of employee expertise and abilities

Bad for employees who lack expertise
Slow in group decision making

Question 10

Autocratic/ directive style

Answer 10

• Provide clear goals and detailed instructions
• Acts as sole decision maker and discourage feedback and suggestions
• Good if employees lack expertise compared to leader and useful in high-stress and urgent situations or when decisiveness is needed

• Lower intrinsic motivation and poor for development of employees

Question 11

Laissez-Faire leadership style

Answer 11

• Provide limited instructions and limit contact with team members
• Letting people do their job (let experts do their thing)
• Low productivity due to low guidance
• Low satisfaction and motivation, leaders don’t care, why should I mentality

Question 12

types of leadership style

Answer 12

1. democractic
2. autocratic
3. Laissez-Faire

Question 13

which leadership style is the best?

Answer 13

No best leadership style. Successful leaders change behaviour to match the situation

• Ability and motivation of followers
• Characteristics of task and jobs

Question 14

main takeaway of leadership

Answer 14

leaders can be born but more likely made