Clinical Leadership

Question 1

What is the difference between leadership and management?

Answer 1

Leadership is about creating change

management is about controlling complexity in an effort to bring order and consistency

Question 2

What are some leader traits and characteristics?

Answer 2

• Possess ‘drive’
• Have a desire to lead
• Are honest and possess integrity
• Are self-confident
• Are intelligent, withs ound cognitive ability
• Are determined

They have vision, empowerment and motivation

Question 3

What are the different types of leadership?

Answer 3

• Autocratic
• Democratic
• Laissez-faire
• Transactional
• Transformational

Question 4

Describe an autocratic leadership

Answer 4

The person in charge has total control over decision making

Question 5

Describe a democratic leadership

Answer 5

A leadership where members of the team get to participate in decision making

Question 6

Describe a laissez-faire leadership

Answer 6

Leaders are very hands off and allow the team members to make all decisions

Question 7

Describe a transactional leadership

Answer 7

Leaders promote compliance through rewards and punishments

Question 8

Describe a transformational leadership

Answer 8

Empower others to engage in pursuing a collective purpose by working together to achieve a vision of a
preferred future

Question 9

Name strategies to become a transformational leader

Answer 9

Get to know your people
help people to learn and develop
Give plenty of feedback
Give responsibility and status
Give rewards

Question 10

What is personal leadership?

Answer 10

caring for yourself

Question 11

What is personal management?

Answer 11

setting goals

Question 12

What is emotional intelligence?

Answer 12

The ability to express and control our own emotions is important, but so is our ability to understand, interpret, and respond to the emotions of others

Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions
• Self-awareness
• Self-management
• Social awareness
• Relationship management

Question 13

What is self-management?

Answer 13

The ability to control impulsive feelings and behaviours, manage your emotions in healthy ways, take initiative, follow through on commitments, and adapt to changing circumstances

Question 14

What is self-awareness?

Answer 14

The ability to recognise your own emotions and how they affect your thoughts and behaviour, know your strengths and weaknesses, and have self-confidence

Question 15

What is social awareness?

Answer 15

You can understand the emotions, needs, and concerns of other people, pick up on emotional cues, feel comfortable socially, and recognize the power dynamics in a group or organisation

Question 16

What is relationship management?

Answer 16

Knowing how to develop and maintain good relationships, communicate clearly, inspire and influence others, work well in a team, and manage conflict