Strategic Leadership - L2

Question 1

first type of strategic leadership

Answer 1

individualistic - from WW2, 1950s onward. trait: “born to lead”. they are charisamtic and transformational.

Question 2

transformational type of leadership

Answer 2

engaging the followered to drive change.

Question 3

what is the contingency anf situational approach

Answer 3

Situational approach believes a leader should adapt to the situation at hand. Contingency Theory believes the right leader should match the right situation

Question 4

when was the contingency/situtional approach started

Answer 4

1970s onwards.

Question 5

how can you see strategic leadership with culture

Answer 5

within the companies, values, beliefs, language and symbols. for example changing with the times (crusaders) (Lorsch (1986) in Slack and Parent, 2006)

Question 6

how can strategic leadership be a cyclical process. (shaw and frisby)

Answer 6

companies have insight - narrative revision - experimentation then back round to more insight. as we always need to see if what we are doing is right.

Question 7

leadership as a … (ferkins, skilbury and oboyle)

Answer 7

dynamic process not a person.

Question 8

slack and parent organisational strategic leadership

Answer 8

to address a specific issue* (topic)

Question 9

o’boyle organisational strategic leadership

Answer 9

to respond to change. to create change in health, education, funding, personnel, marketing, performance, participation.

Question 10

strategic plan rationale

Answer 10

achieve operational and non-operational goals and priorties. develop internal structure and aims. external plans to competitors and stakeholders. accountabiloty and basis of performance management.