Principles Of Leadership Flashcards
What is Maslow?
Hierarchy of needs.
Level 1 - basic physiological needs - food and shelter
Level 2 - safety
Level 3 - companionship and belonging
Level 4 - achievement and leadership
Level 5 - self fulfilment for advancement and growth
Basically if they don’t get the basics right, someone will never be motivated. First three relate to working environment (hygiene factors)
What is Herzberg?
Herzberg has taken the first three levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (sleep food shelter, safety, companionship) and called them extrinsic factors, I.e hygiene factors.
They are the working environment and can be compared with site facilities etc.
Herzberg suggests removing factors which distract from performance (unfair working practices, poor management) and seeks out ways for employees to get more recognition, challenges and satisfaction.
What is leadership?
Ability to establish vision and direction to influence others to align towards a common purpose and to empower and inspire people to achieve success.
What is situational leadership theory?
Hersey and Blanchard developed it. Based on the amount of direction (task behaviour) and the amount of socio-emotional support (relationship behaviour) a leader must provide in that specific situation linked to the level of maturity.
What is level of maturity and how does it link in with Hersey and Blanchard’s situational leadership theory?
It is about setting high but attainable goals and the level of support and close supervision depends on the task.
For example - I might give Annette autonomy on tracking but give her lots of support on risk management.
What is Tuchman’s team development model?
Stage 1. Forming - looking to each other for directions
Stage 2. Storming - defensive, more difficult than imagined
Stage 3. Norming - identify with each other, begin to realise they all must work together
Stage 4. Performing - good communication and working together
Stage 5. Adjourning/mourning - learning from experience
How can you use my ears Briggs’s to influence the creation, development and leadership of teams?
By understanding personality types to aid better communication, problem solving, decision making and teamwork
