Leadership Flashcards
Outline the characteristics of a good leader?
Experience Charisma Inspirational Good motivator Good communicator Empathetic Confidence Good Organisational skills
Describe a ‘Prescribed Leader’
A Leader who is appointed from outside the group
eg Jose Mourinho manager of Manchester united.
Describe an ‘emergent leader’
A leader appointed from within the group eg Ryan Giggs emerged as aleader from Mnachester United.
Name the 3 styles of leadership
Autocratic and task orientated - leader makes the decisions
Democratic and person orientated
Laissez-faire
Explain Autocratic and task orientated style of leadership.
Autocratic - leader makes the decisions
Task orientated - concern of the leader is to get results and reach targets.
Coach ,makes the plan on how to win the game and players follow it.
Coach must be present with this style of leadership at all times because players tend to switch off when left on own.
Explain Democratic and person orientated style of leadership?
Democratic - coach seeks the opinion of the players and makes a decision based on thier suggestions.
person orientated style- concerned with interpersonal relationships. Seek opinions of senior players and makes a plan with them in the expectation of a win.
Players will usually continue to work on own with this style of leadership.
Explain Laissez-faire style of leadership?
Laissez-faire - leader does very little. leaves the group to it. Coach will tell the players what he wants and will leave them to do it in a training session whilst he goes off and conducts soem other business. Their is a danger that the less motivated will stop working if left alone.
Explain Fieldler’s contingency model of leadership
According to Fieldler the situation influences the leadership style. Fieldler refers to a situation
When everthing is good - as a favourable situation
When everything is bad - as a least favourable situation
When the situation is between good and bad - as a moderately favourable situation.
According to Fieldler’s contingency model of leadership
when is a most favourable situation?
The leader has respect There is good support within the group The group is highly motivated The group is of high ability The task is clear to the team There is harmony between leader and group
What type of leadership does Fieldler’s suggest you use for a most favourable situation?
Autocratic and task orientated styel of leadership.
What type of leadership does Fieldler’s suggest you use for a least favourable situation?
Autocratic and task orientated styel of leadership.
What type of leadership does Fieldler’s suggest you use for a moderately favourable situation?
Democratic and person orientated style of leadership because it is concerned with developing interpersonal relationships
According to Fieldler’s contingency model of leadership
when is a Least favourable situation?
There may be hosility between the grooup members
There is little respect for the leader
The group has low ability
The group members do not suppport each other
Motivation is low
The task is unclear
The leader is weak
According to Fieldler’s contingency model of leadership
when is a moderately favourable situation?
There is a need or preference for consultation within the group
Motivation is moderate
There is limited support
The group has reasonable ability.
According to Chellandurai’s model what influences the style of leadership?
Situation: Time available, Danger, Type of task
Leader: Characteristics, Experience
Group : Group size, Gender, Age, Experience.