12 leadership Flashcards
(40 cards)
Leadership
Is an interactive process that provides needed guidance and direction
Management
The process of coordinating others and directing them toward a common goal
Leadership attributes
Followers Vision Communication Decision making Change Social power
Followers
Confident Honest Credible Committed to the organization Able to manage themselves well
Autocratic communication
One-way top-down
Leader exerts control over subordinates
Democratic
Two-way
Giving-seeking
Employees want to participate in decisions
Transactional
Communicate primarily about work and the means to accomplish it
Laissez faire
Little communication with followers
Permissive; motivated by their own desire to do well
Types of social power
Coercive Legitimate Referent Reward Expert Informational
Trait theories
Leaders are born with certain personality traits
Behavioral theories
Leaders learn certain behaviors
Situational theories
Leaders change their approach for each situation
Contemporary theories
Transactional leaders-reward and punishment
Trandformaational leaders- transform organization
Effective leaders*****
Integrity Dedication Magnamanity Humility Openness Creativity
Integrity
Having a clear ethical principles and aligning ones actions with the stated value
Dedication
The ability to spend the time necessary to accomplish aa task
Magnamanity
Giving credit where credit is due
Humility
The ability to recognize that no one is superior to another
Openness
The ability to listen to others point of view without prejudging or discouraging them
Creativity
The ability to think differently
Formal leadership
Is practiced in an organization as part of an official position
Informal leadership
Emerged outside the structure of a formal position.
Interproffesional leadership
Leadership that goes beyond the discipline of nursing (nurse leaders0
Bureaucratic
Employees are motivated by external forces