mangement vs. leadership

Question 1

leadership definiton

Answer 1

a relationship through which one person influences the behaviour or actions of other people

Question 2

What are the two perspectives of leadership

Answer 2

modern and traditional

Question 3

what are the features of traditional leadership

Answer 3

command + control
decision making

Question 4

what are the features of modern leadership

Answer 4

inspiring employees
creating a vision
shaping core values + culture
building effective teams

Question 5

why is leadership important

Answer 5

• changing organisational structure
• rapid change

Question 6

why does changing organisational structure make leadership important

Answer 6

• flatter and greater delegation
• teamwork and focus of quality assurance
• coaching, support and empowerment

Question 7

why does rapid change make leadership important

Answer 7

• change becoming constant feature
• soft skills are increasingly important

Question 8

examples of soft skills

Answer 8

leadership
management
communicating

Question 9

example of hard skills

Answer 9

qualifications

Question 10

what is a SWOT analysis

Answer 10

strengths vs. weaknesses (internal)
threats vs. opportunities (external)

Question 11

features of a leader

Answer 11

inspire people
build relationships
take risks
have followers

Question 12

features of a manager

Answer 12

enact the plan
use their authority
manage risks
have subordinates

Question 13

what are the four types of leadership styles

Answer 13

1. authoritarian
2. democratic
3. paternalistic
4. laissez faire

Question 14

features of autocratic leadership

Answer 14

• focus of power is with the manager
• communication is top-down and one way
• formal systems of command and control
• use of rewards and penalties
• very little delegation

Question 15

features of paternalistic leadership

Answer 15

• leader decide whats best for employees
• akin to parent and child relationship
• still little delegation
• softer form of authoritarian leadership

Question 16

features of democratic leadership

Answer 16

• focus of power more with group as a whole
• leadership functions shared within the whole group
• employees have greater involvement in decision making
• emphasis on delegation and consultation
• trade off between speed decision making and motivation and morale.

Question 17

feature of laissez- faire leadership

Answer 17

• leader has very little input into day to day decision making
• conscious decision to delegate power
• managers and employees have freedom to do what they think best
• effective when staff are ready + willing for responsibility
• not same as abdication.

Question 18

main leadership styles

Answer 18

1. tells
2. sells
3. consults
4. joins

Question 19

what is tells leadership style

Answer 19

leader identifies problems, make decisions and announces to subordinate; expects implementation

Question 20

what is sells leadership style

Answer 20

leaser makes decisions still but attempts to overcome resilience through discussion and persuastion

Question 21

what is consults leadership style

Answer 21

leader identifies problem and present to it to the group.
listens to advice and suggestions before making decision

Question 22

what is joins leadership style

Answer 22

leader identifies problem and passes on solving and decision making to the group (which manager is part of)

Question 23

influences on management and leadership styles

Answer 23

• personal value systems
• managers experience
• confidence in subordinates
• feelings of security
• nature of business problems
• type of organisation (size, structure)
  -effectiveness of teams and groups
• skills and experiences of subordinated
• pressure (time,cost)

Question 24

how effective a leadership style is depends on…

Answer 24

• culture of organisation
• organisational structure
• quality of staff
• type of decision/ time