Leading

Question 1

What is a leader?

Answer 1

Someone who can influence others who may or may not possess managerial authority

Question 2

What are trait theories?

Answer 2

Leaders are born and cannot be trained.

Question 3

What are behavioural theories?

Answer 3

Leaders are not born, there are behaviours that can be trained which differentiation effective from ineffective leaders

Question 4

What are the four main studies?

Answer 4

The University of Iowa studies (democratic, autocratic, laissez-faire)
The Ohio State studies (consideration v initiating studies)
The University of Michigan studies (employee orientated v production orientated)
The Managerial Grid (concern for people v concern for production)

Question 5

What do the contingency theories of leadership require?

Answer 5

Effective leadership requires the ability to adapt to the situational circumstances

Question 6

What is the Fielder Contingency Model?

Answer 6

A leader’s style of interacting with his/her employees and the degree to which the situation allows the leader to control

Question 7

What is the Hersey Situational Leadership Role?

Answer 7

That successful leadership is achieved by selecting the right style for the followers’ readiness based on employee ability, willingness and confidence

Question 8

What are the four Team Leader roles?

Answer 8

Coach, Liaison with External Constituencies, Conflict Manager and Troubleshooter

Question 9

What are the seven traits that make you a born leader?

Answer 9

Drive, desire to lead, honesty and integrity, self confidence, intelligence, job-relevant knowledge, extraversion