Leadership

Question 1

Characteristics of an effective leader:

Answer 1

Good communicator
Good motivator/charismatic
Experienced/knowledgeable
High skill level
Ambitious

Question 2

What are the two types of leader that can be selected?

Answer 2

Emergent (from group, voted by teammates, don’t have objectivity)
Prescribed (from outside, more authority, don’t have good relations with group)

Question 3

What are the 3 leadership styles?

Answer 3

Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire

Question 4

What are the 3 leadership theories?

Answer 4

Trait Theory
Social Learning Theory
Interactionist Theory

Question 5

What is the difference between the 3 leadership theories?

Answer 5

Trait: Born a good leader
Interactionist: In the middle
Social Learning: Learn to become a good leader

Question 6

What is Chelladurai’s multi-dimensional model of leadership?

Answer 6

Antecedents (leader characteristics)
Behaviours (how leader behaves)
Consequences (performance)

Question 7

What are the antecedents of the multi-dimensional leadership model?

Answer 7

Situational, leader and member characteristics

Question 8

What are the types of leader behaviour in the multi-dimensional leadership model?

Answer 8

Required, actual, preferred behaviour