mindset Flashcards
mindset def, leadership vs management
Mindset, state of mind that is fixed on reaching certain outcomes
Leadership: The ability to inspire, influence, and guide others toward a shared vision
Management: The process of accomplishing organization’s goals
Blake & Mouton leadership grid. evaluates leadership on a grid with two axes:
Concern for Ppl, How much a leader values team members’ needs and relationships. VS Concern for Production, How much a leader values achieving tasks
5 Blake & Mouton leadership grid
Impoverished Style (Low People, Low Production) (1,1)
Country Club Style (High People, Low Production) (1,9): High focus on people’s needs, low productivity.
Middle-of-the-Road Style (Moderate People, Moderate Production) (5,5): balance people’s needs and task completion,
AUTHORITY-Obedience manager) (Low People, High Production) (9,1): High focus on task completion, harsh work environment.
Team Style (High People, High Production) (9,9) (Ideal Style)
transactional, transformational, servant, commanding, distributive, situational
Transactional leadership, promote compliance of followers through rewards and punishments.
Transformational Typology, focused on inspiring and motivating followers
Servant Typology, focuses on the needs of others, before your own
Commanding Style, makes decisions independently others to follow without ?. Ex military
Distributive Typology, Leadership shared across different individuals or groups, not 1 person.
Situational Typology, adapts their style based on the situation,
Transformational Typology, focused on inspiring and motivating followers
situational, behavioral, contingency
Situational Typology, adapts their style based on the situation,
Behavioral Leadership Focuses on a leader’s behaviors then their traits or qualities.
Contingency Leadership Suggests no leadership style is effective in all situations.
hard and soft skills
Hard Skills: Technical abilities (e.g., coding, data analysis) → Measurable and teachable.
Soft Skills: (e.g., communication, teamwork) → Harder to measure, focused on personal traits.
shared values
Shared Values: common beliefs, principles, and standards that unite a group or organization
growth and fixed
Growth Mindset: The belief that abilities and intelligence can be developed through effort, learning, and perseverance.
Fixed Mindset: The belief that abilities and intelligence are cannot change over time
