Lab Man Unit 4 Flashcards
Is a director of people and activities
Manager
It is the process of influencing people to attain predetermined objectives
Directing
Most visible among management functions
Directing
Includes seeing that day to day tasks necessary to ensure a smooth running facility are done
Directing
Is the human factor stage (both leadership and managerial skills come to the forefront)
Directing
Implies overseeing the work of subordinates by their superiors
Supervising
It the act of watching and directing work and workers
Supervising
It involves planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.
Management
It is someone who performs these functions, planning, organizing, staffing snd directinh
Manager
The process of influencing the efforts of others to achieve designated organizational goals
Leadership
A social psychologist, described his four famous management systems
Rensis Likert
Four management systems identified by likert:
- Exploitative Authoritative
- Benevolent Authoritative
- Consultative
- Participative
This type of system are extremely hierarchical, with power and responsibility lying at higher levels within the organization
Exploitative Authoritative
Communication is delivered top-down and roles are dictated
- little to no trust in employees
Exploitative Authoritative
In this system employees are motivated through reward systems.
Upwards communication is more limited and tends towards only positive information, not auiries or requests
Benevolent Authoritative
Team members may compete for rewards
Teamwork and communication are minimal
Benevolent Authoritative
Decision making extended to lower levels when it significantly affects their role
Substantial trust in employees
Motivation primarily through reward but sometimes punishment
Consultative
Decision making responsibility and values are free spread across all tiers
Complete confidence snd trust in all employees
Motivation is provided though monetary rewards and involvement in goal setting
Participative system
Principles of leadership
- Lead by example
- Leadership is about people
- Focus in change
- Be human and admit mistakes
- Understand the value of listening
- Develop leadership skills
- Promote diversity
- Work together to achieve more
- Have solid values
- Use technology and innovation
- Help develop future leaders
4 Factors of leadership
Leader
Followers
Communication
Situation
This type of leadership factor have an honest understanding of who they are, what they know, and what they can do
Leader
Leadership traits
Personality
Persuasive
Persistence
Patience
Perceptive
Probity
Praise giving
Positive orientation
People based
Possible
Practical
Progressive
Prepared
Power building
This type of leadership trait motivate followers to become involved in getting the job done. A similar trait is the ability to network- to build linkages of friends and acquaintances
Power building
It is the traits and characteristics that make someone effective as a leader
Leader behavior
This type of leadership style has strong ties to their employees
Employee- oriented leaders
Spent more time in actual supervision rather than in production work
Employee- oriented leaders
Emphasize high productivity at the expense of all other factors
Production oriented leaders