click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
U:2-Ch.2-L2
U2:-Ch.2-L2 (1&2)
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What is Leadership? | Being able to influence, lead, or guide others to accomplish a mission successfully by providing purpose, direction, and motivation |
What are the three leadership styles? | Traits, Behaviors, and Contingency |
What is the 'Traits' Leadership style idea and when was it prominent? | 1800's-1940's; An idea that proposed that either a person had the specific traits to lead or they didn't |
What are the three types Behaviors? | Democratic, Autocratic, and Laissez-faire |
When was the Behaviors prominent? | 1940's to 1970's |
What is the idea behind the 'Democratic' behavior? | That you should consult with your followers and allow for them to participate in decision making |
What is the idea behind the 'Autocratic' behavior? | Making decisions alone |
What is the idea behind the 'Laissez-faire behavior? | To provide no direction |
When was the Contingency prominent? | 1960's-current |
What did the Contingency style conclude? | No one best way to lead, leadership can be taught, situational factors determine necessary behavior and style, leaders impact group's effectiveness, & Leadership effectiveness is affected by interaction between situational factors and characteristics |
What are the three approaches to leadership? | Trait, situational, and follower |
What is the situational approach? | Specific types of leadership behaviors are necessarry for certain situations & leaders should be chosen off who best fit the criteria |
What is the follower approach? | Need of the group will determine who will lead; leadership coincides with the needs of the group and the ability a person happens to have |
What is the Contingency model? | Personal styles & situtional characteristics combine to determine leadership; Proper match between styles & Situations is essential |