Leading Flashcards
Who are Leaders?
Someone who can influence others and who has managerial authority
What is the difference between management and leadership?
To manage is to bring about and accomplish
To lead is to influence, guide towards a vision
What is the trait approach to leadership? and what are the 7 traits?
Characteristics (traits) that differentiate leaders from nonleaders
Drive Desire Honesty Self-confidence Intelligence Job-relevant knowledge Extraversion
What are Lewin’s (Iowa) three leadership styles?
Autocratic - Centralised, limited employee participation
Democratic - Involves employee in decision making, delegates authority, encourages participation
Laissez-Faire - Gives employees complete freedom.
What are the four leadership behaviours?
Transformational - inspire to focus on a broader mission
Transactional - motivate to achieve goals
Charismatic - ability to inspire pride, faith and respect
Visionary - create and articulate a realistic, credible and attractive vision of the future
What is Fiedler’s Contingency Model?
Effective group performance depends on the proper match between a leader’s style and the degree to which the situation allowed the leader to control and influence.
Situational favourability
Good/Bad Group performance
Task/Relationship oriented
What is Hersey and Blanchards Situational Leadership Theory?
Leaders readiness to follow
telling - selling - participating - delegating
unable/unwilling
unable/willing
able/unwilling
able/willing
What is Vroom and Yettons Leader Participation Model?
Leader behaviour adjusted to reflect task structure
What is House’s Path- Goal theory?
Leader behaviour can positively influence motivation and job satisfaction of subordinates - to affect subordinate perception of paths and goals
Four major leader behaviours:
- directive leader behaviour
- supportive leader behaviour
- participative leader behaviour
- achievement-oriented leader behaviour
Who are Transactional Leaders?
Leaders who lead primarily by using social exchanges
Who are Transformational Leaders?
Leaders who stimulate and inspire (transform) followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes
Who are Charismatic Leaders?
Enthusiastic, self-confident leaders whose personalities and actions influence people to behave in certain ways
How Does Emotional Intelligence Affect Leadership?
Great leaders demonstrate:
- Self-awareness
- Self-management
- Self-motivation
- Empathy
- Social skills
What did Ohio State Studies show?
Initiating structure - defines and structures roles to attain goals
Consideration - mutual trust, respect with employees.
What is leadership?
Leadership is the process of leading and influencing a group of people to achieve goals.
