Edexcel-Leadership 1.4

Question 1

Leadership

Answer 1

Having a vision and providing direction.

Question 2

Management

Answer 2

Day to day organisation of a business.

Question 3

Leader’s tasks

Answer 3

Focus on goals
Take risks
Generate ideas

Question 4

Manager’s tasks

Answer 4

Focus on tasks
Minimise risks
Instruct

Question 5

Leadership styles

Answer 5

Different approaches to leading and managing a team or business.

Question 6

Autocratic

Answer 6

Leader has complete control over decision making with little input from others.

Question 7

When does Autocratic work?

Answer 7

Quick decision making
small business

Question 8

Paternalistic

Answer 8

Leader takes on parental role making decisions which are what’s best for staff.

Question 9

When does paternalistic work?

Answer 9

When staff are inexperienced or uneducated
Need to build loyalty amongst staff

Question 10

Laissez Faire

Answer 10

Leader takes a hand off approach and allows their team to manage their own work.

Question 11

When does Laissez Faire work?

Answer 11

Staff experienced
Build culture of independence and self motivation

Question 12

Democratic

Answer 12

Leader involves team in decision making.

Question 13

When does Democratic work?

Answer 13

Encourage creativity and employee engagement
Large firms with stock holders