Leadership And Navigation Flashcards
Power that is created when a leader can punish those who don’t follow
Coercive power
Leadership approach where the leader sets a model for high performance standards and challenges followers to meet the expectations
Pacesetting leadership
Power created formally through a title or position associated with the rights of leadership
Legitimate power
Category of leadership theories the leaders influence through certain behaviors; Blake-Mouton
Behavioral theories
Leadership approach where the leader creates strong relationships with and in the team, members motivated by loyalty
Affiliate leadership
Motivation theories dealing with the amout of control in the workplace; motivation is seen as either absolutely irrelevant or absolutely critical
Theory X/Theory Y
Power that is created when a leader is recognized as possessing great intelligence, insight, or experience
Expert power
Motivation theory that states that the way a person interprets the causes for past successes and failures is related to the present level of motivation; Heider and Weiner
Attribution theory
Leadership approach in which the leader focuses on developing team members skills, believing the success comes from aligning the organization’s goals with employee goals
Coaching leadership
Leadership theory that focuses on a two way relationship between leaders and chosen employees; leader mentors them and gives them access to more information and resources in order to strengthen trust and support
Leader-Member exchange theory
Leadership theory that leaders possess certain innate characteristics that followers do not, and probably can’t acquire, such as physical and personality traits
Trait theory
Motivational theory that effort increases in relation to one’s confidence that the behavior will result in a positive outcome and reward; Vroom’s theory
Expectancy theory
Power is created by the force of the leader’s personality
Referent power
Leadership theory in which the leader’s goal is to serve the needs of their employees; emphasizes the sharing of power
Servant leadership
Motivation theory that individuals are motivated by a desire to satisfy certain needs and that understanding these needs allows leaders to offer the right incentives and create the most motivational environments; includes Self-determination and Maslow, Herzberg and McClelland
Needs theory
Factors that initiate, direct, and sustain human behavior over time
Motivation
Leadership approach where leader invites followers to collaborate and commits to acts by census
Democratic leadership
Leadership approach in which the leader imposes a vision or solution on the team and demands the team follow the directive
Coercive leadership
Power that is created when the leader can offer followers something they value in exchange for their commitment
Reward power
Theory that states motivation can be increased by providing employees with goals against which they can assess their achievements
Goal setting theory
Theory that states motivation is based on an employees sense of fairness; the individual compares their preceived value with that of others in similar roles and makes a calculation based on their inputs and outputs
Equity theory
Category of leadership theories that states that leaders can flex their behaviors to meet the needs of unique situations, employing both task and directive behaviors and relationship and supporting behaviors; includes Hershey-Blanchard situational leadership, Fielder’s contingency theory, and path-goal theory
Situational theories
A leadership theory that emphasizes a leader’s preference for order and structure; focuses on control and short term planning
Transactional leadership
Theory that leaders are not appointed but emerge from the group, which chooses the leader based on interactions
Emergent theory
Leadership theory that emphasizes a leader’s ability to inspire employees to embrace change; leaders encourage and motivate employees to innovate and seek out change that can add value
Transformational leadership
Leadership approach where the leader proposes a bold vision or solution and invites the team to join the challenge
Authoritative leadership
