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1 The basics of leadership
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1.1 Lecture 1
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Within the following definition of leadership, what is the item stands out the most: "leadership is the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives"?
The process of influencing others - what do leaders influence? -
What is 'implicit leadership theories'?
Cognitive structures or schemas that specify what people expect from leaders in terms of leader traits or attributes -
What are some commen implicit leadership categories that people hold?
- sensitivity
-dedication
-charisma
-intelligence
- strength
-attractiveness
-masculinity
- tyranny -
What 5 implicit leadership categories are positively correlated to effective (transformational) leadership?
- sensitivity
- dedication
- charisma
- intelligence
- strength -
What is the great mans theories about?
Historians who examine the life of a respected leader for clues leading to that person's greatness - often focused on mjaor life events and admirable traits (persistance, optimism, intelligence) -
What is a common mistake when looking at leadership through the lens of the great mans theorie?
Getting greatness is also about being at the right moment, at the right time, referring to luck and a much more complicated reality. In the light of the great man theorie: every child who has the strength to recover from rheumatic fever or the brilliance to graduate first in his or her class will go on to become a CEO -
Can you give some examples of people who have been depicted in biographies, through the 'great man' theorie?
Mahatma Ghandi, Steve Jobs, Elon Mush, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King jr - also referring to biographies depicting these clues into a telling story -
What personality traits are positively related to leadership emergence?
ExtraversionOpenness
Conscientiousness -
What personality traits are positively related to leadership effectiveness?
Extraversion
Openness
Agreeabelsness
Conscientiousness -
Can you name 4 influential leadership theories?
The 'great man' theories
The trait approach
The behavioral approach
The contingency approach
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