MIDTERMS LESSON 5 LEADERSHIP Flashcards
The process of guiding and directing the behavior of people in the organization in order to achieve certain objectives.
Leadership
Difference between Leadership and Management
- Managers are rational problem solvers, while leaders are intuitive and more visionary.
- Managers perform other administrative functions such as planning, organizing, decision-making, and communicating.
- Leaders are primarily concerned with results, while managers are concerned with the efficiency of result.
- Leaders obtain their power from below, managers obtain theirs from above.
Nature of Leadership
- The absence of leaders commensurate to chaos.
- The primary role of the leader is to influence others to seek defined objectives enthusiastically.
- Strong leader’s maybe weak managers if their poor planning causes their group to move to wrong directions.
- Weak leaders and still relatively become effective managers if the subordinates have strong drive to work.
who theorized Situational favorability
Fred Fiedler
A theory of leadership states that leadership effectiveness is dependent on the interaction between the leader and the situation.
Situational favorability
leadership style is only effective in certain situations. Instead of teaching people to change leadership styles, leadership training should concentrate on helping people understand their style of leadership and learn how to manipulate situation to make both ends meet.
Fiedler’s Contingency model
who wrote Organizational Climate – IMPACT theory
Geier Downey and Johnson
provides information in a climate of ignorance, where important is missing from the group.
Informational Style-
a style of leadership in which the leader has influence because of his charismatic personality, most effective in climate of despair.
Magnetic Style-
a leadership style in which the leader influence others by virtue of their appointed or elected authority; most effective in a climate of instability.
Position Style –
a leadership style in which the individual leads by caring others and that is most effective in a climate of anxiety.
Affiliation Style
a leadership style in which the individual leads by controlling reward and punishment, most effective in a climate of crisis.
Coercive Style
A leadership style in which a person leads through organization and strategy, most effective in a climate of disorganization.
Tactical Style
a theory of leadership stating that leaders will be effective if their behavior help subordinates achieve relevant goals.
Path Goal theory
The behavioral styles each leader has one of based on IMPACT THEORY
Informational Style- Magnetic Style- Position Style – Affiliation Style Coercive Style Tactical Style
