Leadership Flashcards
Leadership:
The use of power and influence to direct the activities of followers toward goal achievement.
leader–member exchange theory:
A theory describing how leader–member relationships develop over time on a dyadic basis
- role taking and role making
role taking:
The phase in a leader–follower relationship when a leader provides an employee with job expectations and the follower tries to meet those expectations.
role making:
The phase in a leader–follower relationship when a follower voices his or her own expectations for the relationship, resulting in a free-flowing exchange of opportunities and resources for activities and effort
role making:
The phase in a leader–follower relationship when a follower voices his or her own expectations for the relationship, resulting in a free-flowing exchange of opportunities and resources for activities and effort
Low quality exchange dyad:
Marked by a more limited exchange of information, influence, latitude, support, and attention.
Leader effectiveness
The degree to which the leader’s actions result in the achievement of the unit’s goals, the continued commitment of the unit’s employees, and the development of mutual trust, respect, and obligation in leader–member dyads
Leader emergence:
The process of becoming a leader in the first place.
Autocratic styles:
The leader makes the decision alone without asking for the opinions or suggestions of the employees in the world unit.
Autocratic styles: (leader decision making style)
The leader makes the decision alone without asking for the opinions or suggestions of the employees in the world unit.
Consultative style: (leader decision making style)
The leader presents the problem to individual employees or a group of employees asking for their opinions and suggestions before ultimately making the decision himself or herself.
Facilitative style: (leader decision making style)
- Present the problem to a group of employees and then seek consensus on a solution, making sure that his or her own opinion receives no more weight than anyone else’s.
- The leader is more of a facilitator than a decision maker.
Delegative style: (leader decision making style)
- The leader gives an individual employee or a group of employees the responsibility for making the decision within some set of specified boundary conditions.
- Leader plays no role in the deliberations unless asked. Though he or she may offer encouragement and provide necessary resources behind the scenes.
initiating structure: (day to day leadership behaviour)
A pattern of behavior in which the leader defines and structures the roles of employees in pursuit of goal attainment.
consideration structure (day to day leadership behaviour)
- A pattern of behavior in which the leader creates job relationships characterized by mutual trust, respect for employee ideas, and consideration of employee feelings.
- Leaders who are high on consideration create a climate of good rapport and strong, two way communication and exhibit a deep concern for the welfare of employees.
R1, Telling: (Life cycle theory of leadership)
R1: a group that has just met and are eager to begin.
Telling:
When the leader provides specific instructions and closely supervises performance
HIGH Initiation
LOW Consideration
R2, Selling: (life cycle theory of leadership)
R2: members have begun working together, and as typically happens, are finding that their work is more difficult than they have anticipated.
Selling:
When the leader explains key issues and provides opportunities for clarification.
HIGH initation
HIGh Consideration
