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2.02
Management and Leadership
Question | Answer |
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Leadership | the ability to motivate individuals and groups to accomplish important goals. |
Management | the process of accomplishing goals of an organzation through effective use of peoples and other resources. |
Planning | involves analyzing information, setting goals and making decisions about what needs to be done. |
Organizing | means identifying and arranging the work and resources needed to achieve the goals that have been set. |
Staffing | includes all of the activities involved in obtainng, preparing, and compensating the employees of business. |
Implementing | is the effort to direct and lead people to accomplish the planned work of the orgnization |
Controlling | determines to what extent the business is accomplishing the goals it set out to reach in the planning stage. |
Top-Management | – set long term direction (goals) and plans for the organization. They are held accountable for the profitability and success of the organization. |
Mid-Management | Specialists in a specific area of the business |
Supervisors | Responsible for the work of a group of employees |
Tactical | Directive and controlling. |
Strategic | Managers are less directive and involve employees in decision making. |
Mixed | Combination of tactical and strategic. |
Confident | Willing to make decisions and take responsibility for the results. |
Cooperative | Works well with others, recognizing others’ strengths, and helping to develop effective group relationships. |
Courage | Following through on commitments |
Honesty | Being ethical in decision-making and treatment of other |
Initiative | Having the ambition and motivations to get work done without being asked |
Intelligence | Having the knowledge and understanding needed to perform well |
Judgment | Making decisions carefully |
Objectivity | Looking at all sides of an issue before making a decision |
Stability | Not being to emotional or unpredictable |
Understanding | Respecting the feelings and needs of the people they work with |
Autocratic | leader that gives direct, clear, and precise orders and makes decisions |
Democratic | one who includes employees in making decisions Situations to use style |
Open/Laissez-Faire | one who gives little or no direction to employees |