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Leadership
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Leader | A first or principle performer of a group |
| Leadership | The office or position of a leader |
| Power | Legal or official authority, capacity or right |
| Position Power | The authority to influence an individual hold due to their specific titles |
| Reward Power | A form of positional power where leaders influence employee behavior by providing incentives |
| Expert Power | A form of personal influence stemming from an individual superior skills |
| 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 | Energy or aptitude displayed in initiation of action |
| Human Relations | A study of humans problems arising from organizational and interpersonal relation |
| Integrity | Firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values |
| Autocratic Leadership | one person controls all the decisions and takes very little inputs from other group members |
| Democratic Leadership | a collaborative style where leaders encourage team members to participate in decision-making |
| Free-rein Leadership | a hands-off management style where leaders provide minimal direction |
| Delegate | entrust a task or responsibility to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself |
| Self-managed teams | empowered groups that organize and control their own work toward shared goals |
| 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 their management style—ranging from high directive to high supportive—based on the specific task |