| Term | Definition |
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| leadership | the ability to inspire confidence and support among the people who are needed to achieve organizational goals |
| leadership partnership | is a long term relationship between leaders and group members |
| factors necessary for valid partnership | power must be kept at an appropriate balance (group=leader),right way to say no,joint accountability,absolute honesty |
| attribution theory | the process of attributing casualty to events |
| Does leadership matter | yes,most organized successes are attributed to heroic leaders, but it can be argued that it doesn't matter- |
| leadership roles | spokes person,entrepreneur,team player,figure head,coach & motivator, strategic planner,problem solver |
| sources of leader satisfaction | feeling of power & prestige, high income,respect status, a chance to help others,grow & develop, good opportunity to control resources |
| leadership frustrations | too many "head aches", too much uncompensated over time,loneliness, not enough authority to carry out responsibility, problems involving people, pursuit of conflicting goals |
| universal theory of leadership | certain leaderships traits are universally important; that is they apply to nearly all situations |
| General Personality traits of effective leaders | self-confidence,warmth sense of humor, enthusiasm, extroversion,assertiveness,emotional stability, trustworthy, |
| cognitive factors of leaders | general mental ability, knowledge of business/group task, creativity, insight into people and situations, farsightedness & conceptual thinking, openness to experiences |
| Qualities for an effective follower | self-management,commitment,competence,focus and courage |
| task related personality traits of effective leaders | passion,courage, internal focus of control, flexibility & adaptability, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, self management, social awareness, relationship management |
| leadership motives | power, drive & achievement, strong work ethic,tenacity |
| charisma | charisma is a Greek word meaning "divinely inspired gift" |
| effects of charisma with group | trust the leaders beliefs, have beliefs similar to those of leader, have an affection for the leader, willingly obey the leader,emotional involvement in the mission,have hightened goals, |
| charisma | In leadership is a special quality of leaders whose purpose, powers, and extraordinary determination differentiate them from others |
| vision in charismatic leaders | is the ability to imagine different and better conditions and ways to achieve them inspire people with their lofty long goals |
| communication in charismatic leaders | management by inspiration,metaphors & analogies to appeal to the group,gearing languages to different audiences,being enthusiastic, optimistic,energetic,remember peoples names |
| types of charismatic leaders | socialized & personalized |
| how transformation takes place | raise awareness, self fulfillment, look beyond self interest,builds trust,need for change, sense of urgency, committed to greatness,broad perspective |
| attributes of transformational leaders | charismatic, create a vision, encourage the personal development of staff, provide supportive leadership,practice empowerment, innovative thinking,lead by example |
| concerns of charismatic leader | either hated or loved, not always necessary, dark side, neglect responsibility |
| effective leader | helps group members attain productivity including high quality and customer satisfaction |
| participatory leader | leader that shares decision making with the group |
| 3 sub types of participatory leaders | consultative, consensus, democratic |
| consultative participatory leader | confers with group members |
| consensus participatory leader | strives for consensus among group members |
| democratic participatory leader | confer with the final authority |
| autocratic leader | retain most of the authority for themselves, make decisions confidentially and assume group members will comply &are not overly concerned with group members |
| entrepreneurial leader | high degrees of enthusiasm & creativity, visionary perspective,constant hurry combined with impatience, strong achievement drive & sensible risk taking |
| transformation leadership | transformational leaders bring about change, they move group beyond their self- interest for the good of the group, organization or society |
| leadership style | the relative consistency, or pattern of behavior that characterize a leader |
| servant leader | serves constituates by working on their behalf to help them achieve their goals not the leaders own goals-lends a hand, places service before self |
| Substitution for leadership | closely knit teams of highly trained individuals, trained individuals, intrinsic satisfaction,computer technology, professional norms |
| Leadership Irrelevance | situational factors, usually outside of the leaders control |
| Complexity Theory | organizations are comlex systems that cannot be explained by the usual laws of nature, leaders cant alter very much |
| Charisma & relationship w/ group | have good relationship with group members |
| socialized charismatic leader | retain use of power for benefits of the other group members |
| personalized charismatic leader | exercise few restraints on power to serve their own interest |
| Characteristics of charismatic leader | visionary, masterful communication skills,ability to inspire trust, able to make group members feel capable, energy & action oriented,emotional expressiveness & warmth, romanticized risk, self promoting personality |
| developing charisma | creating vision for others |
| transformational leadership | helping bring about change, move group beyond self interest for the good of the group |
| Dimensions of leadership Behavior consideration | the degree to which the leader creates an environment of support, warmth, friendliness& trust; involves bring friendly & approachable - looking out for the personal welfare of the group, keeping the group abreast on new development & doing small favors for the group |
| Task related leadership attitudes & behaviors | adaptability to situation, direction setting, high performance fed back,risk taking & bias for action, hands on guidance & feed back,stability of performance, ability to ask tough questions |
| Relationship- Oriented Attitudes & behaviors | aligning people, concert building & collaboration, satisfying higher level needs, giving emotional support & encouragement, promoting principals& values, being a servant leader |
| Initiating structure | participatory leaders that share decision making with the group- three sub types of participatory leader |
| leadership style | different styles, relative consistent pattern of behavior that characterizes a leader; ofter based on the dimensions of initiating structure & consideration |
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