Unit 2 - Lesson #4 (Leadership Part 1)

Question 1

What is a leader?

Answer 1

Person who leads or commands a group,
organization, or country

Question 2

What is leadership?

Answer 2

is the process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish important tasks.

Question 3

What is difference between managers and leaders?

Answer 3

managers:
- focus on things
- do things right
- plan
- organize
- direct
- control
- follow rules

leaders:
- focus on people
- do the right things
- inspire
- influence
- motivate
- build
- flexible

Question 4

What is a vision?

Answer 4

refers to a future that one hopes to create in order to improve upon the present state of affairs

Question 5

What is a visionary leadership?

Answer 5

describes a leader who
brings to the situation a clear and compelling sense of the future as well as an understanding of the
actions needed to get there successfully.

Question 6

What are autocratic leaders?

Answer 6

This leadership style is more direct and controlling.
People tend to be more oriented towards productivity
and goals. Their strength is to get things done and
make quick decisions

Autocratic leaders take authority and go headfirst in
solving problems. They like freedom to manage
themselves and others. They tend to measure their
success by items of task/activities they get done

Question 7

What are democratic leaders?

Answer 7

This leadership style requires input from others.
People tend to be more concerned about the process of
how decisions are made that everyone has a voice.

Democratic leaders tend to make decisions in a slow,
thoughtful process. Generally, these people are good
listeners and cooperative.