Exam 2 Flashcards
Leadership is a ______ and not a_______
process, person
leaders and followers are ________
interconnected parts of a system
Define Leadership
leader-follower social influence process, directed toward positive change that reflects mutual purposes of group members and it largely accomplished through competent communication
What are the key differences between managing and leading a small group?
positional versus interpersonal influence and maintaining verses changing
define positional vs interpersonal influence
a leader exercises interpersonal influence and a manager uses positional influence (superviser)
define maintaining versus changing
leaders work to change the status quo, managers typically maintain it
define transformational leadership
leadership is often associated with changing the status quo; linked to charisma. leaders that deal with change, inspiration, motivation, and influence
transactional leadership
leadership often associated with management that typically strives to maintain the status quo efficiently
Charismatic leadership
all leaders are transformational to some degree, but charismatic leaders are thought to be highly transformational
Charisma
a constellation of personal attributes that people find highly attractive in an individual and strongly
List the shou nots of being a leader
don’t exhibit a me orientation, don’t be uninformed about problems and issues, don’t manifest sluggish participation, don’t dominate the conversation, don’t listen poorly, don’t be rigid and inflexible, don’t display emotional outbursts
what are the different perspectives of leadership
traits perspective, styles perspective, situational perspective, distributive perspective, ethical perspective, culture perspective, communication competence perspective
trait perspective
views leadership as a person, not a process. leaders are born not made, based on personality and physical traits
styles perspective
autocratic leadership style, democratic leadership style, laisses-fairre leadership style
autocratic leadership style
exerts control over group members, highly directive, does not encourage member participation, no friends, high task low social
democratic leadership style
encourages participation and responsibility, improve skills and abilities of group members, followers have a say in what the group decides. high task high social
laissez-faire leadership style
do nothing approach, avoidance or absence of leadership in which individuals avoid making decisions, hesitate in taking action
define situational/ contingency perspective
“it depends” approach leadership styles are: telling style ( high task, low social), selling style (high task, high social), participating style (low task, high relationship), delegating style ( low task, low relationship)
distributive/ shared leadership perspective
recognizes that “we are all in this together, leadership is process not a person, group members step up when needed.
ethical/ servant perspective
perspective that leadership that places the emphasis on the needs of followers and helps them to become more knowledgeable, free, more autonomous, “a moral leader”
Culture perspective
most leadership theories are American. Americans, Arabs, Asians, British, French, Latins, Russians have strong leaders. Swiss, Netherlands, Scandanazia skeptical of strong leaders
What kind of leadership is favored in western vs middle eastern cultures
Participative leadership style, directive leadership style
communication competence perspective
extraordinary leadership is the product of extraordinary communication
virtuous cycle
the more respect shown to those with power in the group the more the lower power members typically become engaged and motivated to improve and provide creative solutions to problems
4 principle distinctions between a small group and a team
level of cooperation, diversity of skills, group identity, time and resources
team slayers
bad attitudes and behaviors
egocentrism, cynicism vs optimism, verbal/nonverbal abuse
4 C’s of developing team goals
clear goals, cooperative goals (interdependent challenges), challenging goals, commitment goals
team identity
the sense members feel that they are part of a group that they belong
