Chapter 2 - Understanding leadership and management theories Flashcards
What four components are centeral to the leadership concept?
Northhouse 2013
A.) Leadership is a process
B.) Leadership involves influence
C.) Leadership occurs in groups
D.) Leadership involves common goals
John Kotter described leadship as a process. What are the 3 subprocesses?
- Establishing direction
- Aligning People
- Motivating and Inspiring
Managment looks at ____ time frames and Leaders look at ____ time frames
Short
Longer
________ is defined as a process whereby one person influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.
Leadership
Robert Katz identified a three skilled approach for personal devlopment.
- Technical
- Human
- Conceptual
Behavioral approach focuses on what__________
leaders do and how they act
Impoverished Management
Lowest level of concern for both results and people
Authority-Compliance Management
demonstrates high concern for results but a low concern for others.
Country club management
Low concern for results and high concern for other people
Middle of the road management
believes there is an inherent contradiction between the concerns for results and for the people but does not value one concern over the other.
Which leadership style moves the decision making from the fire officer to the individual firefighters
laissez-faire
Team Management
This manager sees no contradiction in demonstrating a high concern for both people and results at the same time.
The team managment model also demonstrates which leadership style?
Democratic
Situational leadership
S1
High directive-low supportive or directing
Situational leadership
S2
High directive-high support or coaching