Questions and Answers
What is the ability to influence others?
What is the authoritative leadership style?
Leadership style in which the leader makes all decisions on their own with little or no input from others.
What is participative leadership?
Leadership style that encourages group participation.
What does laissez faire leadership refer to?
Signup and view all the answers
What is abdicratic leadership?
Signup and view all the answers
What is verbal communication?
Signup and view all the answers
What is non-verbal communication?
Signup and view all the answers
What is body language?
Signup and view all the answers
What are facial gestures?
Signup and view all the answers
What is electronic media?
Signup and view all the answers
What are group dynamics?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a channel or medium in communication?
Signup and view all the answers
What is communication?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the either/or fallacy?
Signup and view all the answers
What is feedback in communication?
Signup and view all the answers
What does focusing mean in communication?
Signup and view all the answers
What are glittering generalities?
Signup and view all the answers
What is hearing?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a message in communication?
Signup and view all the answers
What is noise in communication?
Signup and view all the answers
What is paralinguistic communication?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a primary source?
Signup and view all the answers
What is propaganda?
Signup and view all the answers
What is proximity in communication?
Signup and view all the answers
Who is the receiver in communication?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a secondary source?
Signup and view all the answers
Study Notes
Leadership Styles
- Leadership: Ability to influence others effectively.
- Authoritative: Leader makes decisions independently, with minimal or no input from the team.
- Participative: Also known as democratic leadership; emphasizes group involvement in decision-making.
- Laissez-Faire: Delegative approach where leaders allow members to make decisions with little guidance.
- Abdicratic: A leadership style where no individual assumes a leadership role within the group.
Communication Styles
- Verbal Communication: Most common form, encompassing speaking and being spoken to.
- Non-verbal Communication: Accompanies verbal communication, expressing thoughts and feelings without words.
- Body Language: Nonverbal cues such as posture and gestures that convey messages.
- Facial Gestures: Nonverbal signals, including expressions like smiling, that indicate tone.
- Electronic Media: Modern communication forms, including emails and text messages.
Group Dynamics and Communication Concepts
- Group Dynamics: Examines how members of an organization collaborate to reach shared objectives.
- Channel or Medium: Refers to the method used to convey a message.
- Communication: Process of exchanging thoughts, opinions, or information through speech, writing, or signs.
Logical Fallacies and Feedback
- Either/Or Fallacy: Frames issues as having only two opposing choices, neglecting nuance.
- Feedback: Responses or reactions from the receiver regarding the communication received.
- Focusing: The act of maintaining attention on the speaker or content.
Communication Challenges
- Glittering Generalities: Use of vague, impressive language that lacks concrete meaning or evidence.
- Hearing: The physiological ability to perceive sounds.
- Message: The subject or significance of the information conveyed.
- Noise: Any distraction that hinders message comprehension.
Additional Communication Elements
- Paralinguistic: Concerns voice modulation aspects such as tone, pitch, and inflection.
- Primary Source: Direct or eyewitness accounts of events, providing first-hand information.
- Propaganda: Information skewed to promote a specific agenda while undermining others.
- Proximity: The spatial relationship between the speaker and the audience.
- Receiver: The target individual or group intended to receive the communicated information.
- Secondary Source: Any document that analyzes or describes events rather than offering direct testimony.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Description
Explore essential concepts and definitions related to leadership styles and communication through these flashcards. Understand various approaches like authoritative, participative, and laissez-faire leadership. Perfect for students and professionals looking to enhance their leadership knowledge.