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Leadership Vocab
Vocabulary Terms for Leadership
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Leader | someone who leads, sets example, inspires, motivates, etc - technically having the personal qualities which attract followers for given situations |
| Leadership | a person or number of people responsible for leading a team or group of people, usually in some sort of organized body or company, or the direction of a smaller team in a specific project or situation |
| Power | the ability to influence other people; refers to the capacity to affect the behavior of the subordinate with the control of resources |
| Position Power | a capacity to influence others based on their acceptance that the influencer occupies a formal position in the organization or group that gives him or her the right to make decisions and to demand compliance |
| Reward Power | conveyed through rewarding individuals for compliance with one's wishes; this may be done through giving bonuses, raises, a promotion, extra time off from work, etc |
| Expert Power | the perception that a certain person has an elevated level of knowledge or a specific skill set that others in an organization don't have; leads to more influence within the expert's place of work |
| Identity Power | ability to influence others based on their identity with the person |
| Leadership Style | the manner and approach of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people to accomplish a task |
| Initiative | a new plan or action to improve something or solve a problem; an introductory act or step; internal campaigns that seek to improve an organization's work environment, company culture or overall business strategy |
| Human Relations | the process of training employees, addressing their needs, fostering a workplace culture and resolving conflicts between different employees or between employees and management |
| Integrity | the ability to act with honesty and be consistent in whatever it is you are doing based on the particular moral value or belief compass you have |
| Autocratic Leadership | one person controls all the decisions and takes very little inputs from other group members |
| Democratic Leadership | members of the group take a more participative role in the decision-making process; group members are encouraged to share ideas and opinions, even though the leader retains the final say over decisions |
| Free-Rein Leadership | leaders are hands-off and allow group members to make the decisions; managers set objectives and employees are free to do whatever is appropriate to accomplish those objectives |
| Delegate | entrust a task or responsibility to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself |
| Self-Managed Team | a self-organized, semi-autonomous group of employees; are responsible and accountable for all or most aspects of making a product and/or delivering a service |
| Open Leader | having the confidence and humility to give up the need to be in control while inspiring commitment from people to accomplish goals |
| Situational Leader | an adaptive leadership style; this strategy encourages leaders to take stock of their team members, weigh the many variables in their workplace and choose the leadership style that best fits their goals and circumstances |
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