LEADERSHIP | What are the four leadership styles identified by Robert House that can add value in different types of situations for a leaders?

What are the four leadership styles identified by Robert House that can add value in different types of situations for a leaders?

ANSWER

Robert House believes that a leader can use these four leadership styles and actually shift back and forth among them:

Directive leadership—letting followers know what is expected; giving directions on what to do and how; scheduling work to be done; maintaining definite standards of performance; clarifying the leader’s role in the group.

Supportive leadership—doing things to make work more pleasant; treating team members as equals; being friendly and approachable; showing concern for the well-being of subordinates.

Achievement-oriented leadership—setting challenging goals; expecting the highest levels of performance; emphasizing continuous improvement in performance; displaying confidence in meeting high standards.

Participative leadership—involving team members in decision making; consulting with them and asking for suggestions; using these suggestions when making decisions.

Source: Management, 11th Edition & 12^th Edition- John R. Schermerhorn

LEADERSHIP | Define vision and explain the concept of visionary leadership.

Define vision and explain the concept of visionary leadership.

ANSWER

Vision is a clear sense of the future. It is a future that one hopes to create or achieve in order to improve upon the present state of affairs. But simply having the vision of a desirable future is not enough. Truly exceptional leaders are really good at turning their visions into accomplishments.

The term visionary leadership describes a leader who brings to the situation a clear and compelling sense of the future, as well as an understanding of the actions needed to get there successfully. This means having a clear vision, communicating the vision, and getting people motivated and inspired to pursue the vision in their daily work. Visionary leadership gives meaning to people’s work and it makes what they do seem worthy and valuable.

Source: Management, 11th Edition & 12^th Edition- John R. Schermerhorn

LEADERSHIP | Explain emotional intelligence and its components. How would you evaluate your personal competency with respect to the components of emotional intelligence? How might a person’s level of emotional intelligence influence his/her effectiveness as a leader?

Explain emotional intelligence and its components. How would you evaluate your personal competency with respect to the components of emotional intelligence? How might a person’s level of emotional intelligence influence his/her effectiveness as a leader?

               

ANSWER

Emotional intelligence (EI) is both the ability to understand emotions in one’s self and others and the ability to use that understanding to guide behavior. There are five components of emotional intelligence in which people should strive to develop competency. The students should evaluate themselves against these components, which are:

• Self-awareness –– the ability to understand one’s own moods, emotions, and drives, and how they affect others.

• Self-regulation –– the ability to think before acting and to control disruptive impulses or moods.

• Motivation –– the ability to work for more than money or status, and to work with perseverance and high energy.

• Empathy –– the ability to understand the emotions of other people and deal with others according to their emotional states.

• Social skill –– the ability to manage relationships, build interpersonal networks, and establish social support.

Technical (or knowledge-based) skills and cognitive (or analytical) skills are threshold or baseline capabilities for leadership. Leadership excellence depends on emotional intelligence in addition to these threshold capabilities. Thus, a person’s effectiveness as a leader will be diminished if he/she does not possess sufficient emotional intelligence in addition to technical and cognitive skills.

Source: Management, 11th Edition & 12^th Edition- John R. Schermerhorn

LEADERSHIP | What is leadership style? Explain how concern for task and concern for people are related to leadership style

What is leadership style? Explain how concern for task and concern for people are related to leadership style.

              

ANSWER

Leadership style refers to the recurring pattern of behaviors exhibited by leader. Research on leadership behavior has revealed two basic underlying dimensions: (a) concern for the task to be accomplished, and (b) concern for the people doing the work. A leader high in concern for task engages in the following behaviors: plans and defines work to be done, assigns task responsibilities, sets clear work standards, urges task completion, and monitors performance results. A leader high in concern for people engages in the following behaviors: acts warm and supportive toward followers, develops social rapport with followers, respects the feelings of followers, is sensitive to followers’ needs, and shows trust in followers.

Different combinations of concern for task and concern for people define specific leadership styles. The Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid provides a convenient way for categorizing different leadership styles in relation to concern for task (or production) and concern for people. The Grid identifies the following styles:

• Team management is the preferred leadership style; it reflects a high concern for both people and production.

• Authority-obedience management reflects a high concern for production and a low concern for people.

• Country club management reflects a high concern for people and a low concern for production.

• Impoverished management reflects a low concern for both production and people.

• Middle-of-road management is non-committal with respect to both production and people concerns.

Source: Management, 11th Edition & 12^th Edition- John R. Schermerhorn