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Leadership vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| leader | the person, as an employeer or supervisor who tells people and especially workers what to do |
| leadership | the office or position of a leader |
| power | the ability to influence others |
| position power | the type of power you have when you have a specific rank or title in an organization |
| reward power | the formal power given to a work leader to give out rewards to other employees |
| expert power | a type of power that comes from having a high level of knowledge within your area of expertise |
| 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 |
| human relations | all interactions between employees and your company |
| integrity | acting with honor regardless of whether your actions are public; committing to doing what you say you will do |
| autocratic leadership | one person controls all the decisions and takes very little inputs from other group members |
| Democratic Leadership | run by the people |
| free-rein leadership | a type of leadership style in which leaders are hands-off and allow group members to make the decisions |
| delegate | entrust a task or responsibility to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself |
| self-managed teams | a group of employees who work collaboratively to complete a project or reach a defined outcome with little to no direct supervision from a boss |
| 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 | choosing the right leadership style for the right people |