Leadership

Question 1

What are the 2 types of leadership?

Answer 1

1) Emergent leader

2) Prescribed leader

Question 2

What is an emergent leader?

Answer 2

Someone who is promoted to a higher authority role from within the group

E.g. = An assistant manager being given the manager role if the manager leaves

Ruud van Nistelrooy -> From assistant to manager when Erik ten Hag was sacked

Question 3

What is a prescribed leader?

Answer 3

Someone who is appointed from an external force

E.g. = A new manager being appointed from another team

Ruben Amorim -> Appointed by Manchester United from Sporting CP

Question 4

What are the benefits of an emergent leader? (2)

Answer 4

More likely to be readily accepted by the group as they already know the players and team dynamics

They have the benefit of understanding how different people communicate within the team and have already shown their commitment to the group

Question 5

What are the benefits of a prescribed leader? (2)

Answer 5

They can be more objective and more creative

They carry more authority than an emergent leader

Question 6

What are the 4 key characteristics of an effective leader?

Answer 6

1) Communication

2) Charisma -> e.g. Jose Mourinho uses his charisma to get people to buy in to what he wants to do

3) Confidence

4) Flexibility

Question 7

What are the 3 main leadership styles?

Answer 7

1) Autocratic leadership

2) Democratic leadership

3) Laissez-Faire

Question 8

What is autocratic leadership?

Answer 8

When the leader makes all the decisions

Question 9

What is democratic leadership?

Answer 9

When the leader shares decisions, involves the group members and delegates

Question 10

What is Laissez-Faire leadership?

Answer 10

When the group makes the decisions and the leader gives very little feedback

The leader makes few decisions and takes a back seat

Question 11

When is autocratic leadership preferred? (4)

Answer 11

• Large groups
• Beginners
• Dangerous skills
• When coaching males

Question 12

When is democratic leadership preferred? (4)

Answer 12

• Small groups
• High ability individuals
• Safe skills
• When coaching females

Question 13

When is Laissez-Faire leadership preferred? (3)

Answer 13

• When developing creativity
• Elite performers
• When motivation and trust is high

Question 14

What are the negatives of an emergent leader? (2)

Answer 14

• They have their own friendships within the group
• Which may lead to bias

Question 15

What are the negatives of a prescribed leader? (2)

Answer 15

• Do not share team culture
• Not aware of friendships and groups

Question 16

What is Chelladurai’s multi dimensional model of sports leadership?

Answer 16

The more elements of this model that match each other, the more effective the leadership is likely to be

Question 17

What is the diagram for Chelladullai’s multi-dimensional model of sports leadership?

Answer 17

Situational characteristics \ / -> Required behaviour
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Leader characteristics -> Actual behaviour -> Performance and Satisfaction
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Member characteristics / \ -> Preferred behaviour

Question 18

What are situational characteristics? Use the example of rock climbing

Answer 18

• Time
• Environment
• Conditions

E.g. = High risk activity (90mins)

Question 19

What are leader characteristics? Use the example of rock climbing

Answer 19

• Personality
• Past experiences
• Style (natural)

E.g. = Rock climbing would require a naturally autocratic approach

Question 20

What are member characteristics? Use the example of rock climbing

Answer 20

• Age
• Ability
• Gender
• Size of group

E.g. = Group is large and inexperienced

Question 21

What is required behaviour? Use the example of rock climbing

Answer 21

What leadership style the leader SHOULD do

E.g. = Autocratic leadership

Question 22

What is actual behaviour? Use the example of rock climbing

Answer 22

The leadership style the leader ACTUALLY chooses

E.g. = Autocratic leadership

Question 23

What is preferred behaviour? Use the example of rock climbing

Answer 23

What leadership style the group would like

E.g. = Autocratic leadership

Question 24

What is performance + satisfaction?

Answer 24

When all aspects match -> leader is effective

The leadership styles match the novice performers

Question 25

What is the trait perspective theory of leadership?

Answer 25

It suggests that leaders are born with their leadership qualities

Question 26

What is the social learning theory of leadership?

Answer 26

States that leaders learn to use their skills to meet the demands of the situation

Question 27

What is the interactionist theory of learning?

Answer 27

Takes into account the strengths of both the trait and situational theories