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C203
Becoming an Effective Leader
Question | Answer |
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Explain how leadership differs from management | Leaders deal with change, inspiration, motivation, and influence. Interpersonal part of managing. Managers plan, control, organize, and direct (lead). Administrative part of managing. |
Describe how leadership influences organizational performance. | |
Describe several important leadership roles | 1. Figure head 2. spokesperson 3. negotiator 4. coach and motivator 5. team builder 6. team player 7. technical problem solver 8. entrepreneur 9. strategic planner 10. executor |
Describe the benefits and challenges associated with leadership roles. | |
Explain how leadership skills are developed. | |
Describe how traits, attitudes, and behaviors of a follower impact leadership. | |
Organizational relationships. | |
Roles of Leaders and managers. | |
Difference between leadership and management leadership theory. | |
Developing effective leadership skills. | |
Describe trait leadership theory. | |
Describe how emotional intelligence contributes to leadership effectiveness. | |
Describe how cognitive factors contribute to leadership effectiveness. | |
Describe how heredity and environment influence leadership effectiveness. | |
Discuss your leadership style including its strengths and weaknesses. | |
personality traits of effective leaders | |
leadership motives | |
cognitive factors and leadership | |
trait approach of leadership | |
Describe transformational leadership theory | |
Describe charismatic leadership theory | |
Describe the differences among the various leadership theories. | |
charismatic leadership | |
Transformational leadership | |
Vision | |
Personal brand | |
Explain the leadership dimensions of initiating structure and consideration. | |
Describe task-oriented leadership behaviors. | |
Describe relationship-oriented leadership behaviors. | |
Explain how leaders use 360-degree feedback to improve their own performance and the performance of their team. | |
Describe the differences between autocratic and participative leadership styles. | |
Describe the entrepreneurial style of leadership and gender differences in this leadership style. | |
Describe how to adapt your leadership style to a given situation. | |
leadership behaviors, attitudes, approach, and the pros and cons of each role. | |
leadership styles | |
participative leadership vs. autocratic leadership | |
gender differences | |
Describe contingency leadership theory | |
Describe situational leadership theory | |
contingency theory of leadership | |
path-goal theory of leadership | |
situational leadership | |
normative decision model | |
leadership during a crisis | |
Describe the sources of power | |
Describe tactics leaders use to empower others. | |
Describe how delegation techniques support empowerment. | |
Describe factors that contribute to organizational politics and dysfunctional politics. | |
Describe ethical and unethical political behaviors. | |
positional power and personal power | |
being an empowering leader | |
effectiveness and delegation | |
organizational politics | |
standards of performance | |
positional power and personal power | |
being an empowering leader | |
effectiveness and delegation | |
organizational politics | |
standards of performance | |
tactics and strategies | |
describe the relationship between power and influence | |
Describe how leadership behaviors fit the spectrum of influence tactics. | |
Summarize empirical research about the effectiveness and sequencing of influence tactics. | |
neutrality | |
dishonesty and unethical tactics | |
organizational change | |
effectiveness and influence | |
leadership influence | |
leadership theories | |
explain the leader's role in employee engagement | |
Describe the leader's role in expectancy theory | |
Describe goal theory | |
Describe how leaders can motivate others through recognition | |
Describe how leaders can motivate others using social equity theory. | |
Describe how to use coaching skills and techniques | |
expectancy theory and motivational skills | |
goal theory | |
equity theory | |
coaching skills and techniques | |
Describe the steps in the creative process. | |
Describe characteristics of creative problem solvers. | |
Apply creative, untraditional approaches to business problems as a leader. | |
Describe how to establish an environment that fosters creativity. | |
Describe how leadership practices contribute to organizational innovation. | |
creative process and strategy | |
creative problem solving | |
describe the nature of strategic leadership | |
explain how to use the SWOT model in strategic planning | |
Explain the difference between corporate strategy and business strategy | |
Describe how leaders contribute to knowledge management and the learning organization. | |
nature of strategic leadership | |
conducting a SWOT analysis | |
knowledge management and learning organizations | |
Describe advantages and disadvantages of diverse workforce. | |
Describe advantages and disadvantages of leading a diverse work group. | |
Explain how cultural sensitivity and cultural intelligence contribute to leadership effectiveness. | |
Describe leadership initiatives that promote diversity. | |
cultural sensitivity and cultural intelligence in leadership | |
global leadership skills | |
explain how to develop leadership skills through self-awareness and self-discipline | |
Explain how to develop leadership skills through education, formal development programs, experience, and mentoring. | |
Describe leadership succession planning. | |
development | |
succession planning | |
Define organizational culture. | |
Describe values, assumptions, and artifacts of organizational culture. | |
Describe the leader's role in creating organizational culture. | |
Describe when an organizational culture may need to change. | |
the role organizational culture plays in leadership and quality management. |