Leadership

Question 1

Leadership:

Answer 1

• Someone who influences you towards your goals
• Leader plays a role in maintaining effort and motivation by inspiring and setting targets

Question 2

Types of leader:

Answer 2

• Emergent
• Prescribed

Question 3

Emergent leader:

Answer 3

• Already belong to the group
• Selection can be voted or the role is assumed

Question 4

Prescribed leader:

Answer 4

• Selected from outside of the group

Question 5

Strengths of emergent leaders:

Answer 5

• already familiar with team members
• understands the team dynamics
• respects = players will listen to their voice

Question 6

Limitations of emergent leaders

Answer 6

• ‘too familiar’ with the team - may not be taken seriously
• Hard to make a difficult decision when teammates are friends

Question 7

Advantages of prescribed leaders:

Answer 7

• new ideas from the team
• distance from the team

Question 8

Disadvantages of prescribed leaders:

Answer 8

• Don’t understand the team dynamics
• Decisions based on knowledge rather than the team

Question 9

Qualities of a leader:

Answer 9

• hard working
• inclusive
• direct
• knowledgable
• organised
• empathetic
• experienced

Question 10

3 different leadership styles:

Answer 10

• autocratic
• person-orientated
• Laissez-faire

Question 11

Autocratic leaders:

Answer 11

• task-orientated
• make all the decisions
• motivated to get results and reach targets
• complete task as quickly and effectively as possible
• Don’t delegate
• Quick decisions for large groups
• If the coach isn’t present, the group may fail

Question 12

Democratic:

Answer 12

• person-orientated
• democratic leaders have a sympathetic approach
• seek groups opinions before decision is made
• delegate responsibility
• consultation - develop meaningful relationships
• Group works when the coach isn’t present

Question 13

Laissez-faire:

Answer 13

• allows group to make their decisions
• leader does very little
• effective if group has lots of experience
• if a group isn’t experienced, cohesion breaks down
• all styles are effective if used at an appropriate time
• need to take into account the group and situation if using this style

Question 14

Fielders contingency model of leadership:

Answer 14

• autocratic leadership is used when the situation is favourable and least favourable
• when the situation is moderately favourable, democratic is the best

Question 15

Chelladuri’s multi-dimensional model of leadership:

Answer 15

• 3 influences that interact to produce effective leadership
• Situational characteristics = the type of tasks (simple/complex)
• Leader characteristics = experience and personality
• Group member characteristics = age, gender and experience
• Leaders cab use an interactive approach to balance these aspects
• If the leader uses a style which matches the group requirements, then they perform better

Question 16

3 types of behaviour recognised:

Answer 16

• Required behaviour = what the situation demands
• Actual behaviour = leader decides
• Preferred behaviour - group prefers