Leadership

Question 1

Define leader

Answer 1

Someone who has influence in helping others to achieve their goals

Question 2

What’s the difference between the 2 different types of leader?

Answer 2

Emergent - appointed from within the group

Prescribed - appointed from outside the group

Question 3

Qualities of a leader

Answer 3

1. Charisma
2. Communication
3. Interpersonal skills
4. Empathy
5. Experience
6. Inspirational
7. Confidence
8. Organisational skills

Question 4

What are the 3 styles of leadership?

Answer 4

Autocratic- leader makes the decisions

Democratic- decisions are made by group consultation

Laissez-faire- leader does very little and leaves the group to it

Question 5

Are the styles of leaderships person or task orientated?

Answer 5

Autocratic = task-orientated

Democratic = person-orientated

Question 6

Define Fiedler’s Model of Leadership

Answer 6

He suggested that the autocratic style is best used in 2 opposite situations, either good or bad.

Question 7

Explain Fiedler’s model of leadership

Answer 7

When the situation is between good and bad, he called it a moderately favourable situation and suggested that a person-orientated style is best.

Question 8

What’s a most favourable situation?

Answer 8

• leader has respect
• good support within the group
• high ability
• high motivation
• task is clear
• harmony between leader and group

Question 9

What’s a moderately favourable situation?

Answer 9

• motivation is moderate
• limited support
• reasonable ability
• need for consultation

Question 10

What’s a least favourable situation?

Answer 10

• hostility
• little respect for leader
• low ability
• no support
• task is unclear
• low motivation
• leader is weak

Question 11

Define Chelladurai’s multi-dimensional model of leadership

Answer 11

The more the leader uses a style that matches the requirements of the situation and the needs of the group, then the more satisfaction would be gained from the performance.

Question 12

What factors influence the situation?

Answer 12

• difficulty of task
• group size
• amount of time available
• danger
• age
• novice or expert

Question 13

What are the 3 types of behaviour?

Answer 13

Required
Actual
Preferred

Question 14

Define required behaviour

Answer 14

What the situation demands

Question 15

Define actual behaviour

Answer 15

What the leader decides to do in relation to leadership style

Question 16

Define preferred behaviour

Answer 16

What the group wants