Chapter 9: Leadership Flashcards
definition of leadership
a behavioural process influencing indivuals and groups towards set goals
leaders give _____, ________, and ________ to translate the vision into reality
structure, motivation, vision
two types of leadersip
- prescribed
2. emergant
two functions of a leader
- ensure the demands of the organization are satisfied
2. ensure the needs of the members are satisfied (max. oppertunity to achieve success)
how leaders are different from managers
a manager takes care of such things as budgeting, schedualing, organizing, where a leader is concerned more with the dirrection of an organization, including its goals and objectives
interational model of leadership looks at:
the realtionship between the leader and the situations in which they operate
reasurch is focused on two major aspcts of the leaders role:
- organization requirements (productvity and perfoemance)
2. personal requirements (needs and aspirations, satisfactions)
the situational leadership style model foe assessing leader and athletic performance
each leader or coach has a particular dominance style, while athletes have preferences
- as the situation changes, the style of leadership has to change with it
- cannot always be a “telling” type of leader
three factor that a leader uses to enhance motivation
- social support
- training and skill instruction
- decsion style
factors that influence social support (6)
- concern for the welfar of each indiviual
- positive group atmosphere
- warm interpersonal relations TRUST
- most important during long boring practices
- is most important for experienced athletes
- most important for male athletes
factors that influence a leaders training and skill instruction (4)
- ability (teach skills, techniques, tactics)
- arrange and conduct effective practices
- maximize mastery of skills
- competence - role perception
- clarify the individuals role and it’s relation to the whole group
- structure -defining reality
three basic decision making styles
- autocratic
- participative
- delegative
autocratic decsion making style is prefered by (3)
- mature/ older athletes
- male athetes
- during times of stress (games)
partisipative coaching style is prefered by (2)
- female athletes
2. during low stress periods (practice)
delegative is perfered by (3)
- low quality decisions
- uncomplicated decions
- when there is little need for group acceptance
leader qualities (6)
- inteslligence
- assertion
- empathy
- flexibility
- self confidence
- ambition
leader styles (6)
- autocratic
- democratic
- delegative
- social support
- instructional
- positive feedback
follower chacteristics (6)
- gender
- ability
- personality
- cultural background
- age
- experience
situational factors (6)
- team vs. individual sport
- interactive vs. coactive
- team size
- time avavilble
- number of assistants
- tradtions
advantages of partisipative style (4)
- greater group acceptance and implementation of decision
- greater self determination which increases intrinsic motivation
- braoder information base which generates more solution alternatives under greater scurity
- improved quality of deision through generation of original and creative soultion
disadvantages of participative style
- time it take to make decision
- indiviuals can solve complex problems more effiiently than a group can
- desire for consensus can affect the quality of the decision and thus the productivity or performance of the group
- intra group conflict due to self-interest can be detrimental to performance
Which of the following approaches to leadership claims that anyone can become a leader by learning the behaviors of other effective leaders?
The behavioral approach focuses on the behaviors that are characteristic of effective leaders
Which style of decision making involves the coach discussing a problem with her players as a group and then making a decision?
The coach who uses a consultative-group decision-making style consults the entire group in order to reach a decision. The decision may or may not reflect the players’ input.
