Chapter 8 Leadership Review

Free-rein leader

hands off leadership means setting goals for your managers and employees, then leaving the employees alone to get the job done Ex. These managers don't have time to run everything.

Bureaucratic

is not a style of leadership, but autocratic, democratic, and free-rein are styles of leadership.

Democratic leader

leadership style where you make the final decision, but explain reasons to

Styles of leadership

autocratic, democratic, and free rein.

Delegating

giving managers and employees the power to run things. You should not delegate responsibility in an area where you are not confident as a management decision.

Leader

good leader is willing to make a mistake and learn from them. A good leader has confidence and delegates responsibility intelligently by providing direction and vision for a company. A manager and a leader are not necessarily the same thing. Integrity is paramount to being a good leader.

Autocratic leader

runs everything yourself and answers to no one Ex. One manager makes all the decisions.

Vision

someone that is a good leader; if vision is lacking then you can probably still be a good manager.

Initiative

someone with initiative does not want to be told what to do Ex. Taking action without being told.

Human relations

the ability to communicate and associate with people.

Self-managed team

the leader is a team player rather than a boss. Work groups that supervise themselves are self-managed teams. These teams are faster and more efficient, can solve own problems, and are more goal-oriented than task-oriented. They do complicate the decision-making process. The role of the manager is replaced by the role of the team leader. Began in Japan.

Integrity

the most highly-valued quality of a leader... honesty, trustworthiness, and moral.

Team leader

typically make decisions with a team instead of unilaterally giving orders.

Confident leader

uses his/her ability to be decisive. A confident leader also conveys a sense of knowing what they are doing. Employees have more trust or confidence in a leader who is willing to admit mistakes.