Leadership Flashcards
Groups
- Members are more likely to work independently
- Members may communicate poorly
- Members sink/swim by themselves
- Members lack commitment
- Members only take responsibility for their own tasks
Teams
- Individuals collaborating towards a common goal
- Good, easy and informal communication
- Invested participation in work
- Advice and support across team members
- Shared commitment to all members of the team and specific goals
- Responsibility, blame and success are shared
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Self-actualsiation Self-esteem Belonging Safety Physiological needs
Tuckman
Forming - first polite stage
Storming - more familiar and less tolerant
Norming/performing - accepting differences, productive
Mourning/Adjourning - sense of loss on moving on
Belbin roles - action oriented
Shaper - challenges the team to improve
Implementer - puts ideas into action
Completer Finisher - ensures thorough, timely completion
Belbin roles - people orientated
Coordinator - acts as a chairperson
Team worker - encourages cooperation
Resource investigator - explores outside opportunities
Belbin roles - thought orientated
Plant - presents new ideas and approaches
Monitor-evaluator - analyses the options
Specialist - provides specialised skills
De Bono’s yellow hat
Benefits - logical positive
De Bono’s white hat
Information - factual
De Bono’s blue hat
Thinking about thinking
De Bono’s black hat
Drawbacks - logical negative
De Bono’s red hat
Feelings - does the idea appeal to me?
De Bono’s green hat
Creativity - what new possibilities are offered
Managers
Hollingsworth
- Focus on tasks
- Administer plans, budgets
- Rely on control
- Focus on bottom line
- Do things right
- Focus on systems and structures
Leaders
- Focus on people
- Develop vision of future
- Develop, promote vision and values
- Inspire trust
- Focus on horizon and produce change
Trait theory
- There’s a good set of characterises that determines a good leader
- Personality
- Dominance an personal presence
- Charisma
- Self confidence
- Achievement
- Ability for formulate a clear vision
Behaviour theory
It’s what leaders do that matters
Contingency theory
An effective leader is one who is flexible and can demonstrate different qualities as required
Contingency/Situational theory
- Leadership more flexible
- Not a fixed series of characteristics
- Importance in emotional intelligence
- Responsive to needs/abilities of followers
Transactional leadership
- Reward high performance
- Management by exception (takes corrective actions but only if standards are not met)
- Laissez faire (abdicates responsibilities, avoids making decisions, maintains status quo)
Transformational leadership
Bass and Riggio,m 2006
- Charismatic (provides vision)
- Inspirational
- Intellectual stimulation
- Individualised consideration (gives personal attention, coaches)
- Engages
Leader as Servant (Spears)
- Desire to do good for one’s followers/serve others
The Engaging Leadership Model
Personal qualities and core values, moving forward together, engaging individuals, engaging the organisation
