PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT Flashcards
Refers to close connections between people, formed by emotional bonds and interactions. These bonds often grow from and are strengthened by mutual experiences
Personal Relationships
Three kinds of personal relationships
Family, Friends, Partnerships
Ways to nurture your relationships
Connect with your family, Practice gratitude, Learn to forgive, Be compassionate, Accept others, Create rituals together, Spend the right amount of time together
Ways to become responsible in a relationship
Clarify your boundaries, Learn to communicate, Invest in an emotional bank account, Learn to forgive others, Consult professionals
The relationship among leaders and followers
Leadership
This leadership centralizes authority. This type of leader derives power from position, control rewards, and uses coercion to make his or her members follow. He or she is aloof and focuses exclusively on the task at hand.
Autocratic Leadership
This type of leadership is delegates authority to others, asks for suggestions, and discusses plans with members. He or she depends on the respect of his or her members for influence.
Democratic Leadership
This type of leadership leaves the group to its own capacity to finish its tasks. These kinds of leader intervenes minimally.
Laissez-fair Leadership
This type of leader has been proven to be more liked and admired more than others because they can create an open atmosphere and is task-oriented, group-centered, and not hostile.
Democratic Leaders
This personality dimension, when high, implies that you like to be in control and exert influence on others. However, it can harm one’s leadership if not tempered by agreeableness or emotional stability.
Extraversion/Surgency
This personality dimension is your likability. It is your capability to get along with the people around you; with traits such as being good-natured, cooperative, and understanding. Effective leaders are warm and easy to approach. They listen to others’ concerns and responds to the needs of the situation.
Agreeableness
This personality dimension refers to a person being responsible, dependable, and goal-oriented. Such trait motivates the leader to finish tasks and avoid distractions.
Conscientiousness
This personality dimension is a predictor of effective leadership because it is the ability to stay calm and deal with emotions during stressful and difficult times. The leader remains level-headed and objective when faced with criticism and values insights when experiencing failure.
Emotional stability
To become an effective leader, this personality dimension is needed, which means that you have to be creative and willing to learn new ideas.
Intellect or openness to experience
The role of a follower is equally important in the realization of a groups common goal. For a society to be peaceful, orderly, and productive, its members must be willing to follow. Even leaders must be willing to shift into and aout of their role under certain circumstances to influence change in their followers and achieve common goals.
Followership