Leadership Flashcards
What is the definition?
The ability to motivate others and create goals
What are the characteristics of a good leader?
Able to communicate well
Respectful
Flexible
What is a prescribed leader?
One that is appointed to be the leader
What is an emergent leader?
One that naturally evolves into the role from an existing group
What is a autocratic leader?
One that makes all the decisions, strict
What is another name for an autocratic leader?
Task-orientated
What groups/ situations are autocratic leaders good for?
Large groups, cognitive learners, dangerous situations
Why are autocratic leaders good?
Group may get easily distracted
May not understand task set and need demo
What is a democratic leader?
One that allows their group to formulate ideas
What is another name for a democratic leader?
Person-orientated
What groups are democratic/person-orientated leaders good for?
Associative stage. Good for adapting to how they learn
What is a laissez-faire leader?
One that completely leaves the group to it
What is bad about a laissez-faire leader?
Not good with dangerous tasks, unhelpful for cognitive as need a demo
Performers may give up
What are the positives to laissez-faire leaders?
Allows players to solve tasks/problem solve
Allows them to train in their own style
Who founded the contingency model?
Fiedler
What is the contingency model based on?
Most favourable option, moderately favourable option and least favourable option
What is the multi-dimensional model?
What are the 3 things that should be considered?
Leader adopts the style of the group
Situation, leader and group
What is the most favourable option?
Task-orientated leader, group have good relationships
What is the moderately favourable option?
Leader will be person-orientated, some decisions, some good relationships
What is the least favourable option?
Leader has no respect from group, task unclear, task-orientated leader needed
Who founded the multi-dimensional model?
Chelladurai
What is the situation aspect?
The strength of the opponents for example
What is the leader aspect?
Their preference style (experienced or not)
What is the group aspect?
Ability levels and relationships within the group
