Chapter 12 Flashcards
Describe good leadership
The ability to motivate, influence and, enable
in a way that improves organizational effectiveness
Describe the meaning behind ‘shared leadership’, when can this concept be applied
The view that leadership is a role, not a position to one person; consequently people within the team and organization lead each other
It is less formal and could be within peer roles or based on certain activities, works well in collaborative culture, and power delegation
What are the four main perspectives of leadersip
Transformational
Managerial
Implicit
Personal attribute
What are the important elements of transformational leadership?
Strategic vision successfully communicated
Model the vision ‘Walk the Talk’
Encourage experimentation
Build commitment to vision
basically, a goal is created and communicated effectively. Where leaders behave in a way that demonstrates the vision, this builds employee trust and legitimizes the goal. Encourage employee experimentation and questioning how to change potential weakness/mistakes. Create a reward/recognition system, good communication is important.
How does a charismatic leadership work?
They relies on personal traits, applying referent power
Explain the relationship between transformational vs managerial relationship
Dynamic vs assumes stable environment
Macro-focused vs micro-focused
They are interdependent of each other
Relatively, this is not to say that managerial is a perfectly stable environment
What are the types of orientation based leadership styles?
Task-oriented
-focus around advancing tasks and goals
People oriented
-focus on employee needs to advance goals
These are self explanatory, and both required based on situation
Explain servant leadership traits and what they do?
They are selfless, egalitarian, humble, nurturing, empathetic, ethical coaches.
They are serving followers towards their need fulfilment, personal development, and growth
What is path-goal leadership theory?
A leadership theory stating that effective leaders choose the most appropriate leadership style(s), depending on the employee and situation, to influence employee expectations about desired results and their positive outcomes
What are the contingencies and styles/behaviours of path-goal leadership?
Skill and experience
Locus of control
Task structure
Team dynamics
Supportive, participative, directive, and Achievement-oriented
What is implicit leadership theory?
A theory stating that people evaluate a leader’s effectiveness in terms of how well that person preconceived beliefs about the feature and behaviors of effective leaders (leadership prototype), and that people tend to inflate the influence of leaders on organizational events
What are Personal attributes of effective leaders
Personality
-extraversion
Self-concept
-complex and consistent
-positive self-evaluations
Leadership motivation
-need for socialized power
-motivation to lead
Drive
-bold, motivated
Intergrity
-truthful and consistent
Knowledge of the business
Cognitive and Practical Intelligence
-above average
Emotional intelligence
Engage in self-reflection
Develop on style
-apply self-disipline
-be yourself
