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Leadership Flashcards

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Define leader

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Someone who has influence in helping others to achieve their goals

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What’s the difference between the 2 different types of leader?

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Emergent - appointed from within the group

Prescribed - appointed from outside the group

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Qualities of a leader

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  1. Charisma
  2. Communication
  3. Interpersonal skills
  4. Empathy
  5. Experience
  6. Inspirational
  7. Confidence
  8. Organisational skills
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What are the 3 styles of leadership?

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Autocratic- leader makes the decisions

Democratic- decisions are made by group consultation

Laissez-faire- leader does very little and leaves the group to it

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Are the styles of leaderships person or task orientated?

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Autocratic = task-orientated

Democratic = person-orientated

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Define Fiedler’s Model of Leadership

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He suggested that the autocratic style is best used in 2 opposite situations, either good or bad.

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Explain Fiedler’s model of leadership

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When the situation is between good and bad, he called it a moderately favourable situation and suggested that a person-orientated style is best.

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What’s a most favourable situation?

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  • leader has respect
  • good support within the group
  • high ability
  • high motivation
  • task is clear
  • harmony between leader and group
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What’s a moderately favourable situation?

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  • motivation is moderate
  • limited support
  • reasonable ability
  • need for consultation
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What’s a least favourable situation?

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  • hostility
  • little respect for leader
  • low ability
  • no support
  • task is unclear
  • low motivation
  • leader is weak
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Define Chelladurai’s multi-dimensional model of leadership

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The more the leader uses a style that matches the requirements of the situation and the needs of the group, then the more satisfaction would be gained from the performance.

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What factors influence the situation?

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  • difficulty of task
  • group size
  • amount of time available
  • danger
  • age
  • novice or expert
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What are the 3 types of behaviour?

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Required
Actual
Preferred

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Define required behaviour

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What the situation demands

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Define actual behaviour

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What the leader decides to do in relation to leadership style

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Define preferred behaviour

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What the group wants

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