Leadership Exam Flashcards
Mention at least 3 career advices of the Buckley “Rules for career success”
- Do good work
- Work on something you enjoy
- Always leave on good terms
- Be careful of social media and E-mail
- Develop a sponsor in your organisation
- Save Money
- Be postitive
- Don’t gossip
- Always be a student
- Never interrupt anybody.
(10 out of 41) 1 general theme would be managing impressions
List at least 3 reasons why leadership fails or why you fail as a leader
- Lack of feedback
- Being too friendly
- Being to “hands off”
- Misunderstanding motivation
- Not “walking the walk”
- Not delegating
- Misunderstanding your role
- Being “too late” (Mac Arthur)
Mention at least 3 of the 7 sins of narcissism
- Shamelessness – Shame is the underlying factor in all cases of unhealthy narcissism.
- Magical thinking – Narcissists tend to perceive themselves as perfect and flawless.
- Arrogance – Arrogance and a disregard for other people’s feelings are typical characteristics of narcissism.
- Envy
- Sense of entitlement
- Exploitation
- Lack of boundaries
What did Lieberson and O’Connors study show/talk about?
How much variance in organizational performance can be attributed to persons in top leadership roles or how much of the results can be attributed to the leader
Look at = Sales, earnings, profits, profit margin and leader incumbency from 1946 to 1965
The most recent research
5.6% turns into 32% when evaluated over time
Mention at least 3 leadership skills portrayed in the movie “12 angry men”
Passion Perseverance Clarity Composure Values See the big picture Focus Persuasion Listening Social appraisal Skills Calm Logic/reasoning Don’t be hasty Walk in others shoes Courage Diversity is an opportunity not a threat Self-controlled Imaginative Creativity Problem solving attitude
What are the major leadership traits? (5)
Intelligence Self-confidence Determination Integrity Sociability
Briefly sum up the idea of “trait” leadership
The trait approach has its roots in leadership theory that suggested that certain people were born with special traits that made them great leaders. Because it was believed that leaders and nonleaders could be differentiated by a universal set of traits
Briefly sum up the idea of “skills approach” leadership
*Mention the 3 different skills
The skills approach is a leader-centered perspective that emphasizes the
competencies of leaders.
*Suggest skills and abilities are more important than personal characteristic
- Technical - Knowledge about specific work
- Human - Knowledge about people / People skills
- Conceptual - Ability to work ideas and concepts
In the skills approach, which of the 3 different skills do you not need a lot of if managing at top management of the organization ?
- Technical - Knowledge about specific work
- Human - Knowledge about people / People skills
- Conceptual - Ability to work ideas and concepts
You have a low need for technical knowledge
Briefly sum up the idea of the “behavirioal approach” in leadership
The behavioral approach focuses on what leaders do rather than who leaders are. It suggests that leaders engage in two primary types of behaviors:
- Task behaviors
* Ohio State = Initiating structure
* Michigan = Employee orientation - Relationship behaviors.
* Ohio State = Consideration
* Michigan = Production orientation
Briefly explain the Blake and Mouton leadership grid
The Blake Mouton Managerial Grid is based on two behavioral dimensions:
- Concern for People: this is the degree to which a leader considers team members’ needs, interests and areas of personal development when deciding how best to accomplish a task.
- Concern for Results: this is the degree to which a leader emphasizes concrete objectives, organizational efficiency and high productivity when deciding how best to accomplish a task.
See illustration https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_73.htm
Briefly sum up the idea of the “situational approach” in leadership (Hersey and Blanchard)
This approach provides a model that suggests to leaders how they should behave
based on the demands of a particular situation.
- Focuses on leadership in situations –> Different situations calls for different leadership
- Leaders have to adapt to the situation to provide the most effective leadership
Based on 2 dimensions:
- Directive - giving directions, establishing goals
- Supportive - two way communication, social and emotional support
Briefly outline the idea behind contingency theory by Fiedler
- There is no one best way style of leadership.
- Leadership styles are either task motivated or relationship motivated
- Situations have three factors: 1. leader-member relations, 2. task structure and 3. position power
What is the LPC scale ?
LPC = Least preferred co-worker
- Tool to help measure leadershipstyle
- Ask you to describe co-worker
For a low LPC leader—goal achievement and task accomplishment
For a high LPC leader—building good relations and developing followers
Remember basketball (Low LPC = High winning percentage) team and bombing crew (Low LPC as well)
Decoding messages (High LPC better performing)
Briefly outline the idea behind the “Path-goal” theory
A leader can help followers by selecting a style of leadership(directive, supportive, participative, or achievement oriented) that provides
what is missing for followers in a particular work setting. (Move objectives out of the way so the follower can achieve his/her goal)
Define goal - clarify path - remove obstacles - provide support
Leader should choose behaviors that compliment or suppliment what is missing in the work setting
