leadership

Question 1

What is leadership

Answer 1

Leadership is an individual having enough influence over the
behaviour of others to motivate them to follow the individual’s
own set goals.

Question 2

Characteristics of an effective leader

Answer 2

• Empathetic
• experienced
• Good perceptual skills
• Good decision making skills
• Charismatic
• Visionary
• Ambitious
• Good communication skills
• Self confident

Question 3

What are emergent leaders

Answer 3

• Are already a member of the group
• They can assume the role of leader or be voted in by other group members

Question 4

Example of emergent leaders

Answer 4

a team captain who is voted in by the rest of the team.

Question 5

Advantages of emergent leaders

Answer 5

• They have good knowledge of the other team members
• They should already have the respect of the team

Question 6

Disadvantages of emergent leaders

Answer 6

• Team members may struggle to adjust to the new status of the leader; there may be perceived favouritism, eg: in team selection.
• It may be more difficult for the leader to make changes in the the way the team play,

Question 7

What are prescribed leaders

Answer 7

Are appointed from outside of the group
Eg: a externally appointed football manager

Question 8

Advantages to prescribed leaders

Answer 8

• They can more easily make changes to systems/tactics, as the team expect this.
• Team members may feel they have a ‘clean slate’ with the prescribed leader and so work harder than before

Question 9

Disadvantages of prescribed leaders

Answer 9

• They have no previous experience with team members and so may not manage individuals in the most effective way.
• Building relationships and earning respect may take time.

Question 10

What are the three leadership styles

Answer 10

autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire

Question 11

What is autocratic leadership

Answer 11

• Task orientated, more dictational.
• Make most of the decisions and tend to have commanding / directing approaches.
• Show little interest in the individuals making up the group

Question 12

What is democratic leadership

Answer 12

• Person orientated
• Value the views of other group members
• Tend to share decisions, show a good deal of interest in the individuals of the group

Question 13

What is laissez-faire?

Answer 13

• Make very few decisions
• Give very little feedback
• Individual group members mostly do as they wish

Question 14

When would you use autocratic leadership

Answer 14

• Used when discipline & control is needed / when hostile groups are involved
• Used if there is a lack of time or for the cognitive stage of learning
• Novices, team players & males generally prefer this style from their leader
• Best if a situation is dangerous / a task is unclear
• Good if a leader’s personality is autocratic / authoritarian

Question 15

When would you use democratic leadership

Answer 15

• Suits more advanced performers who have the knowledge to contribute / motivate group members
• Suits a ‘friendly’ match or when a task demands greater interpersonal communication
• Suitable if the leader & group members are well known to each other & the task is not dangerous

Question 16

When would you use laissez-faire?

Answer 16

• Suitable for elite performers
• Helps to develop creativity for team members / individuals
• Leader has full trust in members’ capabilities

Question 17

What did crust find out

Answer 17

• Novice athletes prefer more rewards & experts prefer more democratic & social support coaching
• Team members prefer more training & instruction, autocratic coaching & rewards.
• Individual sports people prefer democratic coaching & social support
• Male athletes prefer autocratic coaching, females prefer a democratic style
• Older athletes prefer democratic coaching, social support, training & instruction
• Athletes of all ages value rewards equally