Why are the 3 types of leadership described by Burns?
- Transactional
- Transformational
- Psuedotransformational
What type of leadership focuses on the exchanges that occur between leaders and their followers?
Transactional
Which type of leadership focuses on the leader’s own interests rather than the interests of their followers?
Psuedotransformational
Which type of leadership is the process of engaging with others to create a connection that increases motivation and morality in both the leader and the followers?
Transformational Leadership.
Describe the process of TL?
is a process that changes and transforms individuals
What is the influence of TL?
involves an exceptional form of influence that moves followers to accomplish more than what is usually expected.
What are the core elements of TL?
Emotions, values, ethics, standards and long-term goals.
What is the overall approach of TL?
Describes a wide range of leadership influence where followers and leaders are bound together in the transformation process
True of False.
The influence of TL can be positive and functional but also negative and dysfunctional?
True.
What is charisma?
A special personality characteristic that gives a person superhuman or exceptional powers and its reserve for a few, is of divine origin, and results in the person being treated as a leader.
What does “divine origin’ mean?
Preselected.
Define ideology:
Set of ideas and beliefs interwoven of a topic (relates to the leader)
What does the Charismatic Leadership Theory focus on?
Charismatic leaders act in unique ways that have specific charismatic effects on their followers. Also talks about the affects on the followers.
What are the personality traits that leaders posses? (Charismatic Leadership Theory)
- Dominant
- Desire to influence
- Self-confident
- Strong Moral Values
What are the behaviors that charismatic leaders demonstrate within the Theory of Charismatic Leadership?
- Sets strong role model
- Shows competence
- Articulates goals
- Communicates high expectations
- Expresses confidence
- Arouses motives
List some of the effects that leaders can have on their followers. (Charismatic Leadership Theory)
- Trust in leader’s ideology
- Belief similarity between leader and follower
- Unquestioning acceptance
- Affection toward leader
- Obedience
- Identification with leader
- Emotional involvement
- Heightened goals
- Increases confidence
What is the term used for the absence of leadership?
Laissez-Faire
Which type of leaders take the “hands off and let it happen” approach?
Laissez-Faire
What do laissez-faire leaders demonstrate?
- abdicates responsibility
- delays decisions
- gives no feedback
- makes litter effort to help satisfy the needs of the followers
What is a contingent reward?
The exchange that occurs between leaders and followers in which effort by the followers is exchanged for specified rewards.
What is management by exception?
Leadership that involves corrective criticism, regular feedback and regular reinforcement.
What are the 2 types of management by exception and explain them.
1) Active; watches followers closely to identify mistakes
2) Passive; intervenes only after standards have not been met or problem arises (this is not going to contribute to performance)