Leadership approaches Flashcards
Management
Produces order and consistency
Planning
Budging
Controlling
Organizing
Problem solving
Leadership
Produces change and movement
Guiding
Getting people committed
Motivating
Inspiring
Trait & Skills Approach
Certain people are born with special traits that make them good leaders
Advantages and disadvantages trait and skills approach
Fits the idea leaders are special people
No definite list of skills and traits
Situations and their impact are not considered
Subjective list traits
Big five / five-factor personality model
Openness (curious, creative, original)
Conscientiousness (organized, systematic, achievement oriented)
Extraversion (outgoing, social, talkative)
Agreeableness (tolerant, sensitive, trusting, warm)
Neuroticism (anxious, irritable, moody)
Leader characteristics (skills&traits approach)
Intelligence
Self-confidence
Determination
Integrity
Sociability
Leader skills (skills&traits approach)
Technical
Conceptual
Human
Style approach
Focus on what leaders do, not what they are
Task behavior & Relationship behavior
Advantages & disadvantages style approach
Includes study of behavior
Broad conceptual map useful in understanding leadership behaviors
No universal set of behaviors
Behaviors are not associated with outcomes like job satisfaction and productivity
Transactional leadership
Being concrete about what you want
Reward and punishment
Management by exception
Transformational leadership
Roll modelling, trust, respect
Inspirational motivation and Intellectual inspiration
