Leadership Flashcards
What qualities do managers have
Legitimate power Assigned position Manage day to day business activities Accountable and responsible Manage resources to achieve organisational goals
What qualities do leaders have (empowering leader)
Share a vision Include others in the decision making process Delegate authority to others Motivate Develop others skills
What is leadership in nursing
Complex and multifaceted process involving support, coordination, motivation and resources to enable individuals and teams to achieve collective objectives.
Traits of a transformational leader
I’m transformational - what do i do
Modeling the way Encouraging the heart Inspiring a shared vision Enabling others to act Challenging the process
Sources of power
Reward Coercive - fear Legitimate - position Expert- knowledge and skill Referent - association with others Charismatic Informational - the need for information
What are the 5 various responsibilities within the mgmt process
Planning Organising Staffing Directing Controlling
What are the seven leadership styles
Authoritarian Democratic Transformational Transactional Laissez faire\situational Servant Situational
What are the 4 theories of leadership
Trait
Contingency
Behavioural
Situational
What is trait theory of leadership about
What type of person/ traits make a good leader
Energy, charisma, initiative, emotional intelligence, flexibility, tenacity
Discuss the contingency theory of leadership
How does the situation/ circumstances influence good leadership
Fielders contingency model involves leadership styles - situational variables - the relationship between variables and styles
Discuss the behavioural theory of leadership
What are the behaviours of a good leader.
This ranges on a continuum from boss centred to subordinate centred (level of Freedom vs authority)
Discuss the situational theory of leadership
Supportive behaviour vs directive behaviour
