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Leadership
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Leader | The head of a group of people |
| Leadership | the office or position of a leader |
| Power | ability to act or produce an effect |
| Position Power | the formal authority granted to an individual based on their rank, title, or position within an organization's hierarchy |
| Reward Power | a formal type of power where a leader or manager influences employee behavior by offering tangible or intangible rewards—such as bonuses, promotions, praise, or time off—in exchange for desired performance or compliance |
| Expert Power | a form of personal influence derived from an individual’s specialized knowledge, superior skills, experience, or expertise in a particular field |
| 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 | the ability to assess and initiate things independently |
| Human Relations | relations with or between people, particularly the treatment of people in a professional context. |
| Integrity | the personal quality of having strong moral principles and being consistently honest, ethical, and trustworthy, regardless of whether anyone is watching |
| Autocratic Leadership | one person controls all the decisions and takes very little inputs from other group members |
| Democratic Leadership | a style where leaders involve team members in the decision-making process, valuing their input, ideas, and feedback to reach a final decision, fostering collaboration, engagement, and shared ownership, though the leader retains the ultimate authority |
| Free-rein Leadership | freedom of action or expression. |
| 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 |
| 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 | an adaptive approach where leaders modify their style (directing, coaching, supporting, delegating) to fit the specific needs of their team and the task at hand, recognizing there's no one-size-fits-all method |