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Leadership
Leadership Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Leader | A guiding or directing person in a group |
| Leadership | The position or function of a leader and the ability to lead. |
| Power | The ability to do or act |
| Position Power | The power someone has from a position. |
| Reward Power | Rewarding people for complying to wishes |
| Expert Power | Perception that a person has knowledge and skills others don’t have. |
| 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 | Readiness and ability to start something and take control |
| Human Relations | the study of group behavior for the purpose of improving interpersonal relationships, as among employees. |
| Integrity | Following moral and ethical principles. |
| Autocratic Leadership | one person controls all the decisions and takes very little inputs from other group members |
| Democratic Leadership | Members of a group have a active part in decision making |
| Free-rein Leadership | Leader is hands off and group members make decisions. |
| Delegate | entrust a task or responsibility to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself |
| Self-managed teams | Are responsible and accountable for all aspects of doing their work. |
| 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 | Chooses the leadership style based on the people they are dealing with. |