Leadership/Management correctly answered 2022

Leadership/Management correctly answered 2022What is leadership? To direct operations, activity or performance or to guide someone or something along a way Assumptions about leadership Learned behavior Teachable Occurs at all levels Charisma is not required Culturally influenced Followers needed Develops over time Leadership Theories: Trait Focuses on personality traits (you're born with it) Behavior leadership theory includes what? 1) autocratic leaders 2) democratic leaders 3) laissez-faire leaders Autocratic Leaders Make all the decisions and allow little to no input from employees Democratic Leaders Consult with employees and allow them some input in the decision-making process Laissez-faire Leaders Allow employees complete autonomy; would not mention the idea unless an employee came up with it Situational or contingency-based theory consists of what? 1) task orientation 2) relationship orientation 3) follower readiness (maturity) Task orientation Refers to the extent to which a leader engages in one-way communication by defining the roles of individuals and telling them what to do Relationship orientation Refers to the extent to which the leader engages in two-way communication, provides socioemotional support and uses facilitative versus directive efforts of bringing about group change Maturity Related to the group/individual's willingness or ability to accept responsibility Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory Leaders establish special relationships with a small group of followers early on Leader Participation Model Relates leadership behavior and participation in decision-making What are transactional theories? When employees are more conscious of the importance and value of their task outcomes What is organizational culture? Pattern of shared: 1) basic assumptions and 2) important understandings of the group Culture Creation Contingency Leadership Combines situational or contingency based leadership with organizational culture creations, refinements, and enhancements Leaders predefine the culture based on the needs of the external environment so that they can achieve success w/in the organization Leaders are more proactive! Dynamic Culture Leadership (DCL) model Dynamic Culture Leadership model - incorporates the organizational culture's dvlpmnt process w/transformational and transactional leadership - robust since the leadership team and management team are aligned to ensure that the knowledge, skills, and abilities of all are utilized while maintaining an appropriate organizational culture Dynamic Culture Leadership constructs DCL's 6 constructs: - Decision-making alignment - Communication improvement - Evaluation, reflecting, and retooling - Strategic planning - Employee enhancement - Knowledge management and organizational learning Based on the theory that w/process repetition and consistency, the organizational culture will align with the leadership's vision and respond to dynamic changes in the environment Kotter's Eight-Step Process If leadership causes barriers or errors, then change will not occur within the organization (ie. allowing too much complacency, declaring victory too soon, failing to create short-term wins, under communicating the vision by a factor of 10+, neglecting to anchor changes FIRMLY in corporate culture, underestimating the power of vision, failing to create a sufficiently powerful guiding coalition) What are the steps of the eight-stage process of creating major change 1) Establish a sense of urgency 2) Create the guiding coalition 3) Develop a vision and strategy 4) Communicate the change vision 5) Empower broad-based action 6) Generate short-term wins 7) Consolidate gains and produce more change 8) Anchor new approaches in the culture What is servant leadership? Philosophy that an individual's first desire is to serve. Later the individual makes a conscious decision to lead What is strengths-based leadership? A theory that implies that individuals are more effective leaders when they become aware of and understand their unique talents and capitalize on their strengths. Based on the theory of positive psychology What are "frames"? ex.? "Windows on the world of leadership and management" so you can know: 1) what you're up against 2) what you can do about it The four frames: structural, HR, political, and symbolic Structural leaders Structural leaders 1) Do homework, 2) Rethink the relationship of structure, strategy, and environment, and 3) focus on implementation Human resources leaders HR leaders believe in people and communicate their beliefs. They are: 1) visible 2) accessible 3) empower others 4) refer to employees as partners or associates What type of leaders refer to their employees as partners or associates? Human resources leaders