emotions & leadership pitfalls Flashcards
What does the perceived emotional sincerity of a leader influence?
the leaders integrity and the relationship quality with the follower (which influences trust, which influences performance)
A leader that is in control and in balance of their emotions is perceived as more:
effective
3 ways in which a person’s emotions influence your emotions
- conscious cognitive proces (try to experience the situation of the other)
- (un)conditioned emotional response
- mimicricy
circumplex model of affect
followers make the same level of activation in their emotional response
What tone is best for perceived effectiveness of a leader?
a neutral tone
Is it more accepted to be sad or angry for a female leader?
it is more accepted to be sad
Is it more accepted to be sad or angry for a male leader?
angry
A neutral tone is rated almost the same as an angry tone for men
true
What kind of activation does anger generate?
More negative activation and less low activation
What kind of activation does sadness generate?
more low activation and less positive activation
What does the effect of a leader’s emotions on a subordinate depend on?
on the subordinate’s motivation to process information
high epistemic motivation
willingness to think deep, wanting detailed information
2 ways in which a leader’s emotions can affect the follower
- cognitive way (information processing = high epistemic motivation)
- emotional way (affective motivation = low epistemic motivation)
Angry bos + high epistemic motivation =
better performance (I need to work harder)
Angry boss + low epistemic motivation =
performance goes down (I don’t like my boss, I don’t want to work hard)
Happy boss + high epistemic motivation =
performance goes down (I’m working hard enough, no need to perform better)
Happy boss + low epistemic motivation =
better performance (I like my boss, I want to work harder)
What can be said about sexual perception and powerful people?
- they think more about sex
- they have higher expectations of sexual interest in them by the subordinate (if the subordinate is single)
- they show more sexually tinged behavior (flirting etc.)
Why are powerful people more likely to hold negative views of the subordinate (3 explanations)
- metamorphic effects
- system justification theory
- Social dominance orientation
Metamorphic effects of power
feeling like you deserve credits for actions of subordinates
system justification theory
feeling like you deserve to be on top
depressed entitlement effect
opposite of system justification theory, people with low power feel like they deserve to be low in the hierarchy
if you are a leader with unstable power you perceive subordinates more positive
no, you perceive subordinates more negative
Leaders with unstable power react most negative to subordinates of which….
they have been given negative expectancies
leader with unstable position + negative expectancies gave ….. money to subordinate
less
who gives their leader the most money?
subordinate with boss in unstable position + negative expecatations
Who is the most anxious boss?
boss with unstable position + positive expectations about subordinate
What does lack of perceived personal competence do to how you react?
It makes you react more aggressively because you feel more threatened
Self-perceived competence
perceptions of one’s own personal ability to skillfully interact with the environment
Who is the most aggressive boss?
- A boss who feels powerful but also feels incompetent
- A boss with high power but low status
What decreases the aggressiveness of a boss that feels incompetent?
A self-worth boost
Difference between power and status
Power is more formal, it is about what you can or cannot do. Status is more informal, it is about respect and admiration that you get from others.
What is the Queen Bee phenomenon?
The fact that solo women who have been successful in male-dominated organizations tend to behave in ways that hinder rather than help the advancement of other women?
Why is the Queen Bee phenomenon happening?
Because the successful women do not identify with the female employees anymore because they are trained for so long to fit in the male-dominated organization
Which way is the most common way that another person’s emotions influence us?
Through conscious cognitive processing
