Leadership Flashcards
What is leadership
Behavioural process influencing individuals/groups towards set goals
What are 5 characteristics of an effective leader
Good communication, motivated, empathetic, charismatic, knowledge of the sport
What are prescribed leaders
Selected externally from the group
What are 2 advantages of using prescribed leaders
Objective view, more power given to them
What are 2 disadvantages of using prescribed leaders
May not share/be aware of team culture, may not be accepted
What are emergent leaders
Already belong to the group
What are 2 advantages of emergent leaders
Usually voted in / readily available, selected due to skill level
What is a disadvantage of using emergent leaders
May lack objectivity due to friendships
What are the 3 leadership styled
Autocratic, democratic, laissez - faire
What is autocratic leadership
One leader making most decisions, focus on completion of a task or winning
What is democratic leadership
Leader concerned with interpersonal relations within the group, group makes some decisions
What is laissez - faire leadership
Leader has no direct influence on the group
What leadership style do experts prefer
Democratic
What leadership style do team members prefer
Autocratic
What leadership style to males prefer
Autocratic
What leadership style do female prefer
Democratic
What leadership style do older athletes prefer
Democratic
What are the 3 perspectives on leadership
Trait, social learning theory, interactionist
What is the trait perspective of leadership
Leaders have a genetic predisposition or innate characteristics that show leadership qualities
What are 2 positives for the trait perspective on leadership
Traits are stable and can be generalised across situations, matches behaviours to traits
What are 2 negatives for the trait perspective on leadership
Sport leadership can be specific to situations, suggests leadership cannot be developed
What is the SLT perspective on leadership
Leaders learn their behaviour vicariously through others (role models)
What are 2 negatives of the SLT perspective on leadership
Not all people copy role models, leader may emerge in an environment where there are no leaders
What is the interactionist perspective on leadership
Individual may have certain leadership traits but these are not evident unless the situation demands it
What are 2 advantages of the interactionist perspective on leadership
Accounts for leaders not in charge all the time, interaction of traits and environment
What are 2 disadvantages of the interactionist perspective on leadership
Some people always adopt leadership role, and vice versa
What model is there is there to represent leadership
Chelladurai’s Multi-Dimensional Model
What are the 3 categories of Chelladurai’s Multi-Dimensional Model of leadership
Antecedents, leader behaviour, consequences
What falls under the antecedents category of Chelladurai’s Multi-Dimensional Model of leadership
Situational characteristics, leader characteristics, member characteristics
What falls under the leader behaviour category of Chelladurai’s Multi-Dimensional Model of leadership
Required behaviour, actual behaviour, preferred behaviour
What falls under the consequences category of Chelladurai’s Multi-Dimensional Model of leadership
Performance and satisfaction
