Module 6- Leadership Flashcards
Define leadership
An influence relationship
between two or more people
who depend on each other
to attain certain goals
Having an internal locus of control
Means you believe you can control
your life
External locus of control
life is controlled by outside factors which the person can not influence,
or that chance or fate controls their lives
What is situational leadership?
The appropriate traits for a leader will vary by situation
What are Ohio State’s two categories of leadership behavior?
Consideration— communicating and giving respect
Initiating Structure— task-related behaviors such as planning, problem-solving, and scheduling
What are Michigan’s two categories of leadership behaviors?
Job-centered behaviors
Employee-centered behaviors
What are the five behaviors on Blake and Mouton’s grid?
ASSIC
Accommodating
Sound
Status quo
Indifferent
Controlling
Where does accommodating go on Blake and Mouton’s grid?
High concern for people
Low concern for production
Where does Sound go on Blake and Mouton’s grid?
High concern for people
High concern for production
Where does go Status Quo on Blake and Mouton’s grid?
Right in the middle
Where does Indifferent go on Blake and Mouton’s grid?
Low concern for people
Low concern for production
Where does Controlling go on Blake and Mouton’s grid?
Low concern for people
High concern for production
People often use _______ persuasion when ________ appeals could be more effective. 
Rational
Inspirational, including emotional
What are the bases of power?
FORMAL
Legitimate
Reward
Coercive
PERSONAL
Expert
Information
Referent
What is referent power?
Being respected and trusted
What are the axes on Blake and Mouton’s grid?
x = production
y = people
What are the steps in the design-thinking process?
E D I P T I
Empathize
Define
Ideate
Prototype
Test
Implement
In which stage of the design thinking process do you state the users needs and problems?
Define
In which stage of the design thinking process do you challenge assumptions?
Ideate
How are data expressed effectively during the design thinking process?
Visually
According to situational leadership, if you have an employee who is highly competent but has a low commitment, which leadership style should you use?
Participating
According to situational leadership theory, if you have an employee who is highly competent and highly committed, which leadership style should you use?
Delegating
According to situational leadership theory, which leadership style should you use if you have an employee with low confidence and low commitment?
Telling
According to situational leadership theory, which leadership style should you use if you have an employee with low confidence but high commitment?
Selling
What is transactional leadership?
Employees are motivated by rewards for accomplishing goals or tasks
What is transformational leadership?
Making your followers want what you want
What are the four tools of transformational leadership?
Idealized influence
Inspirational motivation
Intellectual stimulation
Individualized consideration
Which leadership style is more effective, transactional leadership or transformational leadership?
Most experts say transformational leader ship.
In situational leadership, which followers have low competence and low commitment?
M1
In situational leadership, which followers have low competence but high commitment?
M2
In situational leadership, which followers have high competence but low commitment and confidence?
M3
In situational leadership, which followers have high competence and high commitment in confidence?
M4
What are the two general groups of leadership styles?
Task-oriented
people-oriented
Which three leadership styles evolved from Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s continuum?
Autocratic
Participatory
Laissez-faire
Which employee characteristics would best merit an autocratic leadership style?
High role ambiguity
Low abilities
Low motivation
Little time for a group discussion
Which employee characteristics would best merit a participative leadership style?
High abilities
High motivatation
Decision is relevant to employees
Decision impacts large number of people
Which employee characteristics would best merit a laissez-faire management style?
High abilities
Part of a creative field where the team values its freedom
Highly motivated to achieve
What’s a good four word definition of leadership?
Provide vision and tools
What are the following words associated with?
Telling
Selling
Participating
Delegating
Situational leadership theory from Hersey and Blanchard
