Wk8-11

Question 1

What is destructive leadership? Is it always purely bad?

Answer 1

Most leadership relationships have some degree of positive and negative elements.
It compromises the quality of life for stakeholders and detracts from organisational vision.

Question 2

What are the five features of destructive leadership?

Answer 2

1. rarely entirely destructive
2. dominance, coercion, manipulation of followers.
3. Selfish orientation - designed to serve leader’s needs.
4. outcomes compromise the quality of life and detract from organisation’s vision.
5. Destructive outcomes are products of leaders, followers, and environment (context).

Question 3

What are the three points of the toxic triangle?

Answer 3

Destructive leaders
Susceptible followers
Conducive environments

Question 4

What are the five types of susceptible followers?

Answer 4

1. lost souls - low self concept, identify with leader
2. bystanders - low courage, sheep person
3. opportunists - highly ambitious, greedy, impulsive
4. acolytes - complete identificaiton with leader, takes leaders goals and makes them their own.
5. authoritarian - power hungry, black/white thinking of the world.

Question 5

What are the 5 bases of power for each form of susceptible followers.

Answer 5

Lost souls - referent power
Bystanders - coercive power
Opportunists - reward power
Acolytes - expert power
Authoritarian - legitimate power

Question 6

What is the romanticised notion of leadership?

Answer 6

Organisations success and failures are disproportionately attributed to the leadership.

Leadership is a socially constructed reality, based on perception of followers.

Question 7

What are the five types of followers?

Answer 7

1. Sheep - passive, do minimum required
2. Yes people - active followers, uncritical
3. Survivors - mediocre ability, opportunists
4. alienated followers - critical, focus on negative aspects.
5. effective followers - active, independent and critical thinkers.

Question 8

Leaderned helplessness is what?

Answer 8

Followers increasing dependence on the leader for guidance. Absence of leader creates a collapse in follower performance.

Question 9

What are the criticisms of the Chrysler CEO?

Answer 9

Lee Iacocca - one dollar salary to inspire workers towards making sacrifices. Manipulation tactic - still retained stock options. Comparison to John Mackey.

Question 10

What are the two approaches to ethics?

Answer 10

Deontological approach - rule determines result.

Teleological approach - result determines the rule.

Question 11

What are the three levels of personal moral development?

Answer 11

Preconventional
Conventional
Post conventional

Question 12

What are the characteristics of this form of moral development - preconventional?

Answer 12

Follow rules to avoid punishment.
Acts in own interest.
Blind obedience to authority for its own sake.

Question 13

What are the characteristics of this form of moral development - conventional?

Answer 13

Lives up to expectations of others.
Fulfills duties and obligations of social system.
Upholds laws.

Question 14

What are the characteristics of this form of moral development - post conventional?

Answer 14

Follows internalised universal principles of justice and right.
Balances concern for self with concern for others/common good.
Acts in an independent and ethical way, regardless of others expectations.

Question 15

What are the four strategies to manage destructive leaders?

Answer 15

Developmental approach - let’s develop a holistic approach
Pastoral approach - let’s counsel those affected
Preventative approach - let’s avoid the risk factors
Curative approach - let’s eliminate the problem

Question 16

What are the characteristics of this destructive leadership management strategy? Curative

Answer 16

Implemented after unwanted behaviours exhibited and damage is done.
Executive training/personal intervention.

Question 17

What are the characteristics of this destructive leadership management strategy? Preventative

Answer 17

Leader has been identified with degree of risk.
Historical assessment, ongoing monitoring of behaviour.
Mature and critical followers to surround leader as judges.

Question 18

What are the characteristics of this destructive leadership management strategy? Pastoral

Answer 18

Appointment of confidant and therapist to work alongside the leader.
Systemic effort - experienced psychologists etc.

Question 19

What are the characteristics of this destructive leadership management strategy? Developmental

Answer 19

Development of holistically healthy leaders.

Triangular framework to address: cognition, emotion and behaviour.

Question 20

What is culture and how does it impact on leadership?

Answer 20

Collectively shared beliefs, values, practices and knowledge of a society.

Changes context, leader/follower dynamics, expectations of relationship and performance.

Question 21

What are Hofstede’s Cultural Dimenions.

Answer 21

1. Power distance
2. Masculinity
3. Individualism/collectivism
4. uncertainty avoidance
5. short/long term orientation
6. indulgence

Question 22

What are four universal leadership qualities - positive.

Answer 22

Honesty
Excellence orientated
Motivated
Dependable

Question 23

What are four universal leadership qualities - culture dependent.

Answer 23

Independent.
Assertive.
Humane.
Gender/age.

Question 24

What are four universal leadership qualities - negative.

Answer 24

Loner
Ruthless
Dictatorial
Egocentric