Leadership - E2

Question 1

What is leadership?

Answer 1

Influencing others to do what he or she wants them to do

Question 2

What are the three different ways that leaders come in?

Answer 2

Some are elected
Other leaders emerge by popular chouce
Manager is appointed

Question 3

What are the five types of leader?

Answer 3

Charismatic - Springs from personality
Traditional - Stems from accepted social order
Situational - right place at the right time
Appointed - Arises from a position/status
Functional - Comes from the individual securing the position by doing what he or she does well

Question 4

What are the benefits of good leadership?

Answer 4

Reduces employee dissatisfaction
Encourages effective delegation
Creates team spirit
Helps to develop skills and confidence in the group
Helps to enlist support and co-operation from people outside the group or organisation

Question 5

What skills are required by a leader?

Answer 5

Use power effectively and responsibly
Comprehend that human beings have different motivation forces at different times and situations
Ability to inspire
Act in a manner that will develop a climate conductive to responding to and arousing motivation

Question 6

What are the 3 main styles of leadership?

Answer 6

Autocratic or authoritarian - do this!
Democratic or participative - lets work together to solve this
Free rein or delegative style - you go and sort out the problem

Question 7

What are transactional leaders?

Answer 7

See relationship with followers in terms of trade, they give followers the reward they want in exchange for service

Question 8

What is transformational leaders?

Answer 8

See their role as inspiring others to work at levels beyond mere compliance

Question 9

What are the skills required by transformational leaders?

Answer 9

Anticipatory
Visioning
Value-congruence
Empowerment
Self-understanding