NUR 300 Midterm 1
- Authoritarian
- Democratic
Answer Strong control from the top down Don't accept advice from others Use when immediate action is needed
Answer Involves subordinates in decision making See themselves as coworkers
Use when task/decision is not urgent, workgroup is expected to make meaningful contributions & when their input can be taken into account
- Servant
Answer Successful leaders influence others as a result of dedicating their lives to others
- Lasseiz faire
- Followership
Answer Little or no direction provided Employees makes their own decisions Use when group being led can do their job well
Answer It is the ability to take direction well, to get in line behind a program, to be part of a team and to deliver on what is expected of you 1 / 2
- Role of the follower
Answer
Committed to the organization & to a purpose, principle, or person outside of themselves Build their competence & focus their efforts for the max impact Courageous, honest, credible
- Good followers
Answer Invest yourself
Clearly indenting your responsibilities as a follower - usually done in orientation Clearly identify your expectations of the leader Support your leader & your group Follow channels of communications & responsibility
- Hegel
Answer Believed leaders must first be followers Paramount requirement of effective leadership
- Great man theory (Carlyle)
Answer •Believed the leader to be a person endowed with unique qualities and characteristics to lead others
Born to lead
- Theory X
Answer assumes that workers are basically lazy, error-prone, and extrinsically motivated by money and, thus, should be directed from above.
Work is based on own self interest
- TheoryY
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