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What is formal leadership?
What is informal leadership?
What are the key leadership characteristics?
Vision, passion, integrity, empowerment
What are Kurt Lewin's behavioral approaches to leadership?
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What defines autocratic leadership?
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Describe democratic leadership.
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What is laissez-faire leadership?
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What does employee-centered leadership focus on?
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What do job-centered leaders focus on?
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List Blake and Mouton's five leader styles.
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What is contingency theory?
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List Fieldler's contingency theory components.
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What is situational leadership theory?
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What is path-goal theory?
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What are substitutes for leadership?
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What is contemporary leadership?
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What is charismatic theory?
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Describe transformational leadership theory.
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Who are knowledge workers?
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What is emotional intelligence?
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What encompasses the new science of leadership?
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What is management?
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Name Mintzberg's observation of managerial roles.
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List the stages in Benner's model from novice to expert.
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Study Notes
Leadership Concepts
- Formal Leadership: Authority or role-based position within an organization.
- Informal Leadership: Demonstrated influence without an official position or title.
Leadership Characteristics
- Key traits of effective leaders include:
- Vision: Ability to foresee the future direction.
- Passion: Strong motivation and enthusiasm.
- Integrity: Adherence to ethical principles.
- Empowerment: Enabling others to take initiative and grow.
Kurt Lewin's Leadership Styles
- Autocratic Leadership: Centralized decision-making; effective for simple tasks, consensus exists, or when urgent decisions are necessary.
- Democratic Leadership: Participatory approach; seeks team input while retaining final decision-making authority.
- Laissez-Faire Leadership: Passive and permissive; defers decision-making to team members.
Leadership Focus Areas
- Employee-Centered Leadership: Emphasizes addressing the human needs of subordinates.
- Job-Centered Leadership: Concentrates on schedules, cost efficiency, and task management.
Blake and Mouton's Leadership Styles
- Impoverished Leader: Low focus on production and people.
- Authority Compliance Leader: High focus on tasks but low concern for people.
- Country Club Leader: High people concern but low production focus.
- Middle-of-the-Road Leader: Moderate concern for both tasks and people.
- Team Leader: High focus on both production and people.
Contingency and Situational Theories
- Contingency Theory: Leadership effectiveness is influenced by various situational factors beyond a leader's behavior.
- Fiedler’s Contingency Theory: Considers leader-member relations, task structure, and position power.
- Situational Leadership Theory: Differentiates four leadership styles based on task and relationship behavior: Telling, Selling, Participating, Delegating.
Path-Goal Theory
- Developed by Robert House, it centers on how leaders motivate followers, detailing four styles:
- Directive Style: Provides structure and direction.
- Supportive Style: Offers encouragement and focus on follower well-being.
- Participative Leadership: Involves followers in decision-making.
- Achievement-Oriented Leadership: Sets high expectations and encourages goal accomplishment.
Substitutes for Leadership
- Identifies external variables that can influence follower behavior similarly to leadership, such as experience and intrinsic satisfaction.
Contemporary Leadership
- Focuses on functions for developing learning organizations and navigating change, including:
- Charismatic Leadership
- Transformational Leadership Theory
- Knowledge Workers
- Emotional Intelligence
- Wheatley's New Science of Leadership
Charismatic Leadership
- Described by House, characterized by its ability to inspire and connect emotionally with followers.
Transformational Leadership Theory
- Proposed by Burns; empowers leaders and followers to achieve collective goals, differentiating between transactional (day-to-day management) and transformational leaders (visionary and empowering).
Knowledge Workers
- Introduced by Peter Drucker; individuals with specialized knowledge who provide value regardless of rank. Critical attributes include mobility, virtuality, and user-driven practices.
Emotional Intelligence
- Defined by Goleman; the ability to recognize and manage personal and others' emotions. Key components include:
- Self-Awareness
- Self-Regulation
- Motivation
- Empathy
- Social Skills
New Science of Leadership
- Concept by Margaret Wheatley; emphasizes interconnectedness and the ability to self-organize within chaotic and uncertain environments.
Management
- Described as a process involving the planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling actions to achieve organizational goals.
Mintzberg's Managerial Roles
- Focuses on three main roles:
- Information Processing: Monitoring and sharing information.
- Interpersonal Role: Managing relationships and team dynamics.
- Decision-Making Role: Allocating resources and negotiating.
Motivation
- Internal factors that drive choices and set the direction, intensity, and persistence of behavior. Critical for understanding individual behavior in workforce dynamics.
Benner's Model
- Progression from Novice to Expert in professional development:
- Novice → Advanced Beginner → Competent → Proficient → Expert.
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Explore the essential concepts and characteristics of leadership, including formal and informal leadership roles. Learn about Kurt Lewin's leadership styles and key traits of effective leaders. This quiz will test your understanding of various leadership approaches and their applications in organizational settings.
