Leadership

Question 1

Characteristics of a good leader

Answer 1

-good knowledge of the sport
-motivated
-confident
-adaptable

Question 2

What is an emergent leader and give an example

Answer 2

Leader is selected from within the team/by the team members e.g. a group of hockey players select/choose their new captain

Question 3

What is a prescribed leader

Answer 3

Leader selected from outside the group by a coach or team manager
benefits:
-accepted by the group
-knows the players

Question 4

What is an autocratic leader

Answer 4

-a leader that makes all the decisions, not the group
-works quickly
-clear/predetermined goal
-task orientated
-focus on result, not process
-little involvement with the group

Question 5

What situations are autocratic leaders most effective in

Answer 5

-dangerous situations
-time precious situations

Question 6

What type of group are autocratic leaders most effective in

Answer 6

-with inexperienced groups
-with large groups
-male groups

Question 7

What is a democratic leader

Answer 7

-involves the group in decision making/shares decisions
-people orientated - gets to know the group
-focus on the process/not goal orientated
-work slower
-like to delegate

Question 8

What situations are democratic leaders most effective in

Answer 8

-safe situations
-no time pressure situations

Question 9

What type of group are democratic leaders most effective in

Answer 9

-small groups
-experts/more experienced groups
-female groups

Question 10

What is a laissez-faire leader

Answer 10

-leader who has no involvement in decision making
-delegates all responsibility
-little feedback/input

Question 11

What type of group are laissez-faire leaders most effective in

Answer 11

-experienced/highly skilled groups

Question 12

What is trait perspective theory

Answer 12

-innate/born with it, enduring/stable

Question 13

What is social learning theory

Answer 13

-observe + copy
-positive reinforcement
-learned

Question 14

What is interactionist theory

Answer 14

-everyones got it but dormant for some/some people are never given the opportunity

Question 15

Explain the first stage of Chelladurai’s model

Answer 15

All the factors that influence leadership are considered
-situational characteristics e.g. dangerous situations/time constaints
-member characteristics - attributes of the group e.g. age/gender/ability
-leader characteristics - preferred style of leader, based on experience

Question 16

What is the second stage of Chelladurai’s model

Answer 16

-required behaviour - the style that the leader should use, dependent on situation + group
-preferred behaviour - the style that the leader would prefer to use

Question 17

Describe the third stage of Chelladurai’s model

Answer 17

actual behaviour - combination of required and preferred behaviour
-effective leaders can adapt