Managers/leadership Decision Flashcards
Democratic meaning
-employees have greater involvement in decision making
-emphasis on delegation and consultation
Tannebaum and Schmidt model
Tell. Sell. Consult. Join
Leadership meaning
A relationship through which one person influences the behaviour or actions of other people
Vision meaning
Long term aim
Culture meaning
The way things are done in organisation
Core values
Help shape decisions and behaviour/actions
Effective teams
Coordination, synergies-complementary skills/attributes
The role of strategic leadership
Strategic leaders are the people who influence control the corporate strategy of a business
-often personally identified with the strategy
-leaders form a strategy to achieve an objective
Autocratic leadership
-focus on power with the leader
-communication is top down + one way (instructional)
-rewards and penalties
-little delegation
-most suited to crisis, when things need to be done quickly or there needs to be strict rules for safety
Paternalistic leadership
-leader decides what is the best for employees
-similar to a parent child relationship
-still little delegation
Leissez faire
-leader has little input to a day to day decision making task
-conscious decision to delegate power
-managers /employees have freed one to do what they think is best
-effective when staff are ready and willing to take on responsibility- highly skilled workers
Leissez faire
-leader has little input to a day to day decision making task
-conscious decision to delegate power
-managers /employees have freed one to do what they think is best
-effective when staff are ready and willing to take on responsibility- highly skilled workers
