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Leadership Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Leader | Someone who directs or guides another's way |
| Leadership | The office or position of a leader |
| Power | Ability to act or produce an effect |
| Position Power | Power gained due to where you stand |
| Reward Power | Leaders influence employee behavior through providing intangible incentives. |
| Expert Power | Persons influence stemming from an individual's knowledge |
| 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 | An introductory step |
| Human Relations | A study of human problems arising from organizational and interpersonal relations |
| Integrity | Firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic abilities |
| Autocratic Leadership | one person controls all the decisions and takes very little inputs from other group members |
| Democratic Leadership | Leaders encourage members to participate in decision making |
| Free-rein Leadership | Passive management style, minimal oversight and highly skilled workers. |
| Delegate | entrust a task or responsibility to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself |
| 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 | Adapts to management style, range from highly directive to highly supportive. |