Leadership

Question 1

What is leadership composed of?

Answer 1

Influence
Process
Group
Common goal achievement

Question 2

Trait theory

Answer 2

Leaders of specific characteristics, born a leader

Question 3

Behavioral theory

Answer 3

Leaders act in a certain way can be trained to do the job

Question 4

circumstance theory

Answer 4

Good leadership on the situation, different jobs could call for different leaders

Question 5

Two Kinds of behavioral theory

Answer 5

Initiating- Focused on facilitating group structure and output. Good for production
Consideration- Focusing on group members instead of directly focusing on the task. Good for group morale

Question 6

What are the two situational theories

Answer 6

Contingency theory

Path-goal theory

Question 7

What is path-goal theory comprised of?

Answer 7

Directive- Employees has difficulty completing a task, needs help
Supportive- Employee is under stress, needs help dealing with that
Participated- Need for an employee to feel empowered
Achievement Oriented- Reward is needed to lift morale

Question 8

Kinds of leaders

Answer 8

Task leader- Focused on task and completing the job/ getting the most production possible
Social-Emotional leader- Focused on employee well being, reduces stress, arguments, and other things

Question 9

Three kinds of transactional leadership

Answer 9

Contingent Reward- Encourage good behavior with rewards
Management by exception (Active)- Looking for deviation in standards and actively fix them
Management by exception (Passive)- Only intervene if standards are not met.

Question 10

What is laissez Faire leader

Answer 10

A leader does not provide a lot of feedback and very little contact with employees. Not very effective

Question 11

What is a transformational leader

Answer 11

Someone that provides real change in a company to inspire comment from employees

Question 12

What are the 4 I’s of a transformational leader

Answer 12

Intellectual stimulation- Promote creativity, problem-solving, and thinking outside of the box.
Individualized consideration- Act as a coach, lead everyone as individuals and change for who you are leading
Inspirational motivation- Communicate high expectations
Idealized influence- Charismatic

Question 13

Leader-member exchange theory

Answer 13

Focuses on the relationships between employees and leaders. Doing something good for the other person will lead to reciprocation and will build a positive bond between the two

Question 14

What is a servant leader?

Answer 14

Someone who goes above and beyond for the employees. Putting the employee’s interest above their own. Serve first, lead second.