Ch. 12 - Leadership Flashcards
Critical Chapters 9,10,12,16
Leadership is
the ability to influence a group towards the achievement of a vision or set of goals.
Traits that may indicate effective leadership are
extraversion and emotional intelligence.
Traits do a better job predicting the emergence of leaders and the appearance of leadership than
actually distinguishing between effective and ineffective leaders.
Behavioral theories of leadership:
Initiating structure the extent to which
a leader is likely to define and structure his or her role and those of employees in the search for goal attainment.
Behavioral theories of leadership:
The production oriented leader emphasized
the technical or task aspects of the job, focusing on accomplishing the group’s tasks.
Behavioral theories of leadership:
Employee-oriented leader emphasized
interpersonal relationships by taking a personal interest in the needs of employees and accepting individual differences among them.
Behavioral theories of leadership:
Consideration is the extent to which a person’s job relationships are
characterized by mutual trust, respect for employees’ ideas, and regard for their feelings.
Contingency Theories :
means situational
Fiedler - Leadership is
FIXED (They can’t change) (Lead theory in the field)
All the rest - NOT FIXED
Charismatic Leadership
4 Key Characteristics of a Charismatic leadership
- Has vision and articulation.
- Hero figure
- Willing to take on high personal risk, self-sacrifice to achieve the vision
- Unconventional behavior: behavior perceived as novel and counter to norms.
Can Charisma be taught?
yes!
A 3-step process in teaching Charisma
1. Develop the aura of
charisma by maintaining an optimistic view; using passion as catalyst for generating enthusiasm; and communicating with the whole body, not just with words.
A 3-step process in teaching Charisma
2. Creating a
bond that inspires others to follow.
A 3-step process in teaching Charisma
3. Brings out the
potential in followers by tapping into their emotions.
Transactional Leaders:
Leaders who guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements.
Transformational Leadership:
Leaders who inspire followers to transcend their own self-interests and who are capable of having a profound and extraordinary effect on followers.
Transactional Leaders =
goals based
Authentic Leadership requires:
TRUST!!!!
Authentic Leadership:
1. Leaders know…
who they are
Authentic Leadership:
2. Know what they …
believe in and value
Authentic Leadership:
3. Act on those …
values and beliefs openly and candidly
Trust is a psychological state that
exists when you agree to make yourself vulnerable to another because you have positive expectations about how things are going to turn out.
When trust is broken, it can have
serious adverse effects on a group’s performance.
Much of an organization’s success or failure is due to
factors outside the influence of leadership. In many cases, success or failure is just a matter of being in the right or wrong place at a given time.
The attribute theory of leadership says leadership is
merely an attribution people make about other individuals.
The Big five Personality Model
Openness to experience =
adoptable to change
The Big five Personality Model
Emotional stability =
Highest job satisfaction
The Big five Personality Model
Agreeableness =
more compliant and conforming
The Big five Personality Model
Conscientiousness =
Highest job performance / work success
The Big five Personality Model
Extraversion =
tends to get the leadership role
