Week Two Flashcards
A style of leadership in which leaders perceive followers as needing direction and need to control followers and what they do
Auditorium Leadership Style
A style of leadership in which leaders treat followers as fully capable of doing work on their own and work with followers, trying hard to treat everyone fairly, without putting themselves above followers
Democratic Leadership Style
A style of leadership, sometimes labeled non leadership, in which leaders ignore workers and their work motivations and engage in minimal influence
Laissez-Faire Leadership Style
The behaviors of leaders, focusing on what leaders do and how they act
Leadership Style
A unique set of beliefs and attitudes about the nature of people and the nature of work that have a significant impact on an individual’s leadership style
Philosophy Leadership
A general theory created by Douglas McGregor in which leaders assume that people dislike work, that they need to be directed and controlled, and that they want security—not responsibility
Theory X
A general theory created by Douglas McGregor in which leaders assume that people like work, that they are self-motivated, and that they accept and seek responsibility
Theory Y
A leadership theory tangentially related to Theory X and Theory Y, developed by William Ouchi, that emphasizes common cultural values, beliefs, and objectives among its members with a focus on communication, collaboration, and consensual decision making
Theory Z