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Week 10: Leadership Flashcards

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What are the 3 types of leadership styles?

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Authoritarian
Democratic
Laissez-faire

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This type of leader takes full responsibility for group direction and control group interaction.

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Authoritarian leader

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When does Authoritarian leadership work best?

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When the group needs a strong structure to function and there is limited time to reach a decision

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Which leadership style involves participatory leadership in which members are part of active discussion and shared decision making?

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Democratic leadership

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Which kind of leader is goal-directed but flexible? HOw?

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Democratic leaders

  • members have functional structure but individual autonomy is preserved
  • members feel ownership for group solutions
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What kind of leaders avoid making decisions and are minimally present emotionally in crisis situations?

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Laissez-faire leaders

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Groups with laissez-faire leadership are likely to be less productive and satisfying to group members. True or false?

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True

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What is situational leadership?

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When a new project is the object of group focus. Amount of direction and support a group needs varies based on complexity of the task and experience.

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What kind of maturity is it if we are looking at a person’s abilities, skills, knowledge, experience?

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Job maturity

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What kind of maturity is it if we are looking at a person’s feelings of confidence, willingness, and motivation?

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Psychological maturity

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List some leader responsiblities:

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  • forming group structure and agenda
  • clarifying grou’s tasks and goals
  • notifying members of meeting times, dates, places
  • keeping group members focused on task
  • adhering to time limits
  • concluding meetings with a summary
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12
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Define leadership?

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  • common goal through influence and inspiration
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What 2 forms does leadership take in nursing?

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Formal and informal

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It is the process of engaging and influencing others. Words such as visionary, energetic, inspirational, and innovative are used to describe this role?

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Leadership

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What is leadership all about?

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Critical thinking, actions and advocacy

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Difference between formal and informal leadership?

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Formal - roles assigned ex. clinical nurse specialist, nurse mangers, NP’s, professional practice leaders. electing a class rep from the nominees.

Informal - leader who isn’t labelled as a leader or head of a group, but emerges as leader when they are accepted by others and perceived to have influence. ex. nominees for class rep.

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These leadersare motivated by economic or ego awards?

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Democratic leaders

18
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These leaders are motivated by coercion and commands?

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Authoritarian leaders

19
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Criticism is puintive in this leader group?

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Authoritatian leaders

20
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Critism is constructive in this leader group?

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Democratic leaders

21
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There is no critism in this leader group?

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Laissez-Faire Leaders

22
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Communication occurs downward only in this leader group?

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Authoritarian Leaders

23
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Communication is upward and downward in this leader group?

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Democratic leaders

24
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Communication occurs within the members of the group?

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Laissez-Faire Leaders

25
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In this leader group decision-making does not involve others? (I/You)

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Authoritarian Leaders

26
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In this leader group Decision making involves others (We)

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Democratic leaders

27
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In this leader group decision making is dispersed throughout the group?

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Laissez-Faire Leaders

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Define followership:

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  • not a person but a role in which a group member accepts other group members ideas and listens to their discussions and decisions
  • voluntary - without them leaders would not have the support to realize visions, make change, and create preferred future.
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What are the desired characteristics of leadership?

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  • self-confidence
  • intelligence
  • determination
  • integrity
  • sociability
  • visionary
  • enthusiatic
  • supportive
  • knowledgeable
  • high standard and expectations
  • value on education and professional development
  • demonstrates power/status
  • visible and responsible
  • communicates openly
  • active in professional associations
30
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What are the valued characteristics of leadership?

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  • caring nature
  • respectable
  • trustworthy
  • flexible
31
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What are characteristics of followership?

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teachable
passionate/eager to work
challengers (don't blindly follow leaders)
open to new ideas
active listeners
self-directed
actively participate
trustworthy and trusting of others
practicing experts in their fields 
goal-oriented
community/team
draws on each others talents/strengths
complimentary to each other
see big picture
provide feedback
provide encouragement
promote group goals
know the informal leaders of the working group
32
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Kelley devides followers into 4 types of followers. What are the 4 types?

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Effective and exemplary followers
Alienated followers
“Yes” followers
Sheep followes

33
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What kind of follower is this?

Independent, critical thinker, challenge ideas, actively involved, suggest alternatives, invest time and energy.

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Effective and exemplary follower

34
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What kind of follower is this?

Thinks critically but passive, hostile/angry, complains, unhappy, disengaged, rarely invests time/enery.

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Alienated follower

35
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What kind of follower is this?

Conformist - actively involved, supportive and pleaser of leader, eager to take orders from leader, avoids decision making, enjoys structure, order and predictability, does not want to make decisions.

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“Yes” followers

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What kind of follower is this?

Passive, dependent, not committed to group or goals, uncritical, easily led and manipulated, ack initiative, require direction.

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Sheep followers.

37
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Pitman also splits followers into 4 types, what are they? Briefly describe them.

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Partner - value high performance & high relationship (similar to effective & exemplary followers)
Politician - value high performance & low relationship (similar to alienated followers)
Contributor - value low performance & high relationship (similar to “yes” followers)
Subordinate - value low performance & low relationship (similar to sheep followers)

38
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What are some traits of a leader?

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study and create new ideas
make decisions
assign appropriate resources
create environments of trust/freesom
take risk
are reliable
are loyal to followers
are self-confident
assume the leadership position
39
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What are some traits of a follower?

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test new ideas
challenge decisions as needed
know when to accept responsibility
risk following
are truthworthy and respectful
are loyal to the leaders
know themselves
follow when appropriate
40
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What are some factors that affect leaders and followers in terms of the task?

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  • meeting goals and objectives
  • how it is determined, defined, and by whom
  • nature of the task
  • resources needed
  • congruency between tasks and abilities
41
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What are some factors that affect leaders and followers in terms of the context?

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  • situation itself
  • relationship between leaders and followers
  • cohesion
  • group size
  • communication
  • degree of stress

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