Leadership Flashcards
What characteristics make an effective leader?
Determined
Empathetic
Experienced
Charismatic
Good decision making
Visionary
Good communication skills
Ambitious
Self confident
What is an emergent leader?
Already a member of a group who are voted for or assume the role of leader
What is a prescribed leader?
Someone appointed from outside the group
What are the advantages and disadvantages of an emergent leader?
+ve: they have good knowledge of team members, already have respect and trust
-ve: may struggle to adjust to status, may be difficult for leader to make changes to the way the team plays as the leader has been involved in previous situation
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a prescribed leader?
+ve: easily make changes, clean slate, positive attitude
-ve: no previous experience with team, building relationships and earning trust may take time
What is an autocratic leader?
A leader who is focused on the task.
Makes all decisions
Goal orientates
Does not delegate responsibility
This style is good when the group is large (with limited time) and when the task is potentially dangerous
What is a democratic leader?
A leader who is focused in developing relationships in the group
Shares decisions
Priorities group cohesion and shared ownership
Delegates responsibility
This style is good when the group is small, there are few time restraints and when team members require personal support
What is a laissez faire leader?
A leader who stands aside
Group makes all the decisions
Leader does not take responsibility
This style is good when the group is very experienced and motivated
What is the trait perspective of leadership?
States that effective leadership behaviour is innate and genetically programmed
What is the social learning theory of leadership?
States that effective leadership behaviour is learned from the environment through imitation and reinforcement
What is the interactionist approach of leadership?
States the effective leadership behaviour is determined by a combination of inherited traits and experiences learned from the environment
What is Chelladurai’s multi dimensional model of sports leadership?
A measure of the effectiveness of a leader based on the degree of success at completing a task and how satisfied the group was during the process
What makes up Chelladurai’s multi dimensional model of sports leadership?
Situational characteristics: environmental conditions
Leader characteristics: the personality/skill level/experience of the leader
Member characteristics: the skill level/attitudes/experiences/ages of the group
Required behaviour: what style of leadership is needed
Actual behaviour: what does the leader actually choose to do
Preferred behaviour: what leadership style do the group prefer
Performance and satisfaction: overall performance of the members and the leader and level of satisfaction
