It involves influencing others to engage in the work behaviors necessary to reach organizational goals
Leading
A person who occupies a higher position
Legitimate Power
When a person can give rewards to anybody who follows orders or requests
Reward Power
When a person compels another to comply with orders through threats or punishment
Coercive Power
When a person can get compliance from another because the want to latter would be identified with the former
Referent Powers
___ provides specialized information regarding their specific lines of expertise
Expert Power
The process of influencing and supporting others to work enthusiastically toward achieving objectives
Leadership
Identified as willing to accept responsibility
Personal Drive
Some persons have all qualifications for leadership
The Desire to Lead
A person who is well-regarded by others as one who has integrity possesses one trait of a leader
Personal Integrity
The activities of leaders require moves that will produce the needed outputs
Self Confidence
Leaders are, oftentimes, faced with difficulties that prevent the completion of assigned tasks
Analytical Ability
A leader who is well-informed about his company
Knowledge of the Company, IndustrialorTechnical
A person that has a sufficient personal magnetism that leads people to follow his directives
Charisma
The ability to combine existing data, experience, and etc.
Creativity
Where people differ in the way they do their work. One will adopt a different method from another person's method
Flexibility
Skills that a leader must possess to enable him to understand and make decision
TechnicalSkills
These skills refer to the ability of a leader to deal with people, both inside and outside the organization
Human Skills
These skills refer to the ability to think in abstract terms
Conceptual Skills
Leaders who make decisions themselves, without consulting subordinates
AutocraticLeader
When a leader openly invites his subordinates to participate or share in decisions
Participative Leaders
Leaders who set objectives and allow employees to do whatever it takes to accomplish those objectives
Free-Rein
A leader is said to be ___ when he considers employees as human beings
Employee Orientation
A leader is said to be ___ if he places stress on production and technical aspects of the job
Task Oriented
An effort to determine through research
The Contingency Approach
Leadership is effective when the leader’s style is appropriate to the situation
Fiedler's Contingency Model
The most important factor affecting the selection of a leader’s style is the development (or maturity)level of a subordinate
Hersey and Blanchard's Situational Leadership Model
It is assumed that effective leaders can enhance subordinate motivation
Path-Goal Model of Leadership
One that prescribes the proper leadership style for various situations, focusing on the appropriate degrees of the delegation of decision-making authority