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Leadership
Leadership Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Leader | Someone who takes initiative in a situation |
| Leadership | The process of leading |
| Power | authority over something or someone |
| Position Power | - power gained not through someone's leadership traits, but through their position of authority |
| Reward Power | a power granted to a manager or leader that allows them to give a reward to an employee as an incentive to improve |
| Expert Power | having expertise in a specific area and confidently sharing your knowledge with others. |
| 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 person rises up to a challenge when others don't |
| Human Relations | the relationships between groups of people, especially between different workers in an organization or business: |
| Integrity | When other people can trust you |
| Autocratic Leadership | - one person controls all the decisions and takes very little inputs from other group members |
| Democratic Leadership | everyone has an opinion and voice in the conflict |
| Free-rein Leadership | gives independence for the employees |
| Delegate | entrust a task or responsibility to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself |
| Self-managed teams | a team of employees who plan and execute their work together, without a supervising manager. |
| 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 | pays close attention to the changing needs of the team, task, and organization. They adjust their leadership style as needed to bring out the best in team members and ensure successful outcomes. |