LEADERSHIP

Question 1

Why is leadership important?

Answer 1

• vital to developing winning ways

- leadership occurs not from the top but from the middle of organizations

Question 2

Why is clear communication important?

Answer 2

• leaders must be able to effectively share their directive and insights

Question 3

What are three aspects to consider in regards to management of player personnel?

Answer 3

• selection of staff and players
• decision Making
• luck

Question 4

What are the three C’s in the hardiness construct?

Answer 4

• commitment
• control
• challenges

Question 5

How do we achieve high performance?

Answer 5

• time and effort to establish an effective mindset
• everyone is a stakeholder and must be an active participant
• development and experience

Question 6

What are some aspects of cohesive teams?

Answer 6

• motives (choices)
• goal can not be reputation.
• acceptance of good and bad performances
• the mental menu!

Question 7

What is leadership?

Answer 7

• the behavioural processes through which one person influences another person, or a group of others, toward attaining a specific set of objectives or goals

Question 8

What are the two primary perspectives of leadership studied?

Answer 8

• personality

- situational/contextual

Question 9

Can effective leadership be explained by personality traits or profile?

Answer 9

• digman’s five factor model (FFM) links personality to leadership and leadership effectiveness
• personality traits may play role in shaping leadership emergence and effectiveness.

Question 10

What does Fiedler’s contingency model propose in regards to leadership?

Answer 10

• leadership style effectiveness was contingent upon leader’s situational control

Question 11

What two types of leadership does Fielder propose?

Answer 11

• task oriented

- relationship-oriented

Question 12

What is task-oriented leadership?

Answer 12

• pursued goals and performance attainment

- more suitable when leaders have high situational control

Question 13

What is relationship-oriented leadership?

Answer 13

• maximizes quality of relationships among those being led

- more suitable when leaders have moderate levels of situational control

Question 14

What are the three leadership frameworks?

Answer 14

• laissez-faire leadership
• transactional leadership
• transformational leadership

Question 15

What is laissez-fair leadership?

Answer 15

• indifference, hesitancy to make decisions.

- non-leadership i.e. coach being disengaged

Question 16

What is transactional leadership?

Answer 16

• leaders uses rewards/recognition to increase adherence to requests/orders
• includes component of active and passive forms of management-by-exception
• includes contingent-rewards component

Question 17

What is transformational leadership?

Answer 17

• leaders go beyond self-interests and empower, inspire, and encourage followers

Question 18

What are the four key behavioural dimensions of transformational leadership?

Answer 18

• idealized influence
• inspirational motivation
• intellectual stimulation
• individualized consideration

Question 19

What is transformational teaching in physical activity associated with?

Answer 19

• improved beliefs and attitude
• greater motivation and self-efficacy
• greater enjoyment and satisfaction
• improved engagement within class
• improved involvement in leisure time activity
• greater effort in class

Question 20

What is an athlete leader?

Answer 20

• a team member acting in a formal or informal capacity who guides and influences teammate towards a common objective

Question 21

What are the three functions that leaders have on teasers?

Answer 21

• help accomplish task objectives i.e. mentoring new members
• address social needs by promoting team harmony and organizing team activities
• represent team at external functions

Question 22

Who typically emerges as a leader?

Answer 22

• highly skilled, veteran, well-liked, intrinsically motivated and centrally located individuals
• those in formal roles
• informal leaders who may provide support, advice and guidance

Question 23

What is the optimal number of leaders?

Answer 23

• depends on: structural interdependencies of group
• bigger teams = more leaders
• 1/5 for formal and 2/3 for informal

Question 24

How does personality and behaviours of followers impact effective leadership?

Answer 24

• coaches style may work with one player but not another
• need to consider followers characteristics alongside leaders’ to help understand the effect of leader’s behaviours on those being led

Question 25

Why is exercise leadership important?

Answer 25

• leaders’ behaviours can be enhanced to increase class attendance & satisfaction
• may impact participants’ physical and mental well being

Question 26

Personal trainers can foster interactions that are characterized by what?

Answer 26

• attention to clients’ personal & psychological needs
• encouragement, enthusiasm, & optimism
• behaviours that build trust and respect
• appropriate role modelling
• enriched (versus bland) exercise program

Question 27

Leaders in sport and exercise should……..

Answer 27

• articulate a compelling vision on how to operate (training, interaction)
• respond to individuals’ differences & needs
• assist in viewing challenges as opportunities & approach from multiple perspectives
• discuss their personal philosophy
• demonstrate enthusiasm and optimism