Leadership

Question 1

Give some characteristics of a leader…

Answer 1

• good communication
• confident
• organised
• good decision maker

Question 2

Whats the difference between prescribed leaders and emergency leaders?

Answer 2

Prescribed leaders = chosen from the outside eg national governing bodies assign new managers. They bring in new ideas but can cause disagreements in the group
Emergent leaders = selected within the group by being nominated by the other group members eg might select player’s player as captain and so already has lots of respect however they may no bring new ideas or strategies

Question 3

What are the 3 types of leadership styles?

Answer 3

1) autocratic/task orientated = dictatorial in style, sole decision maker, only interest is making sure the task is complete
2) Democratic/social-orientated = where interest is ensuring relationships are developed within the group, group members involved in making decisions, preferred by female performers
3) Laissez-faire = Leader is more of a ‘figurehead’ rather than an active leader, group members make all the decisions, useful if a problem solved approach is required

Question 4

What are the two types of leadership styles that can be adopted?

Answer 4

1) Task orientated leaders = concerned with achieving set goals and take a pragmatic approach. They are direct and authoritarian. This style should be used in both in the most and least favourable situations. Large group, dangerous and time is limited
2) Personal orientated = focused on developing harmony and good relationships within the group. They are open to suggesting and take a more democratic approach. should be used in more favorable situations

Question 5

Whats the difference between the favourableness of the situation?

Answer 5

• dictators the leadership that should be adopted
• in MOST FAVOURABLE situations, the leader is in a strong position as they have high respect and good relationship within the team and the task is clear the best approach is the TASK ORINETATED. Eg captain who has been for years and when he shouts for a certain set play, the team members know what should happen
• in LEAST FAVOURABLE situations, the leader is not respected and are unclear on the task. Eg a supply teacher hasn’t formed relationships and has little respect. so a TASK ORIENTATED APPROACH would be best to use
• in MODERATE FAVOURABLE situations, the leader choose a PERSON-ORIENTATED STYLE as they have some power and respect with some good relationships and parts of the task are unclear. Eg 2 players join a netball team and the team decides which position to put them in. Advanced performers, smaller

Question 6

According to Chelldurai’s model, what are the 3 factors they leaders have to consider?

Answer 6

1) Situation = consider to strength of the opposition or whether there is any danger involved eg learning how to trampoline (autocratic approach)
2) Themselves = consider their ability, personality and preferred leadership style. If they are experienced and want to use an autocratic approach
3) Group = the groups ability and relationships in the group. Eg the group compromises cognitive performers and needs to be given direct instructions

Question 7

What else is leadership also affected by?

Answer 7

1) Required behaviour = what the task demands. Eg a dangerous task requires an autocratic style
2) Actual behaviour = what the leader actually decided to do after they consider the factors
3) Preferred behaviour = the style of leadership the performer prefer depending on their ability and characteristics. They may prefer autocratic so they can quickly move onto other skills