MGMT 5370 - CH 1

SUBSTITUTES FOR LEADERSHIP CONT.

- Closely knit teams of highly trained individuals, - Intrinsic satisfaction, - Information Technology, - Professional norms

MINTZBERG'S LEADERSHIP ROLES

- Figurehead - Spokeseperson - Negotiater - Coach and motivator - team builder - Technical problem solver - Entrepreneur - Strategic planner - Executor

Which political tactic is a necessary part of a leader's role?

Forming coalitions

Bystanders

Free riders who are typically detached when it fits their self-interest

Why would a hiring manager prefer an entry-level candidate with leadership skills?

More likely to be capable of managing part of a project

Which is not considered part of basic framework for understanding leadership?

Outcome of the Project

Which is true of the concept of leader characteristics and behavior?

Refers to the inner qualities that help a leader function effectively in many situations

Participants

Show enough engagement to invest some of their own time/$ to make a difference

Team Builder

Initiating activities that contribute to positive group morale

Figurehead

Entertaining clients as official representative of the organization

Strategy Developer

Setting a vision and direction for the organization

Satisfactions of leaders

- Feeling of power/prestige - Chance to help others grow/develop - High income - Respect/status - Opportunity to advance - Feeling of being in on things - Opportunity to control $/resources

Frustration for leaders

- Too much of: uncompensated overtime, headaches, problems involve people, organizational politics - Perform/perish mentality - Not enough authority to carry out responsibility - Lonliness - Perceived as unethical - Job fatigue/burnout - Pursuit of conflicting goals

EMERGENT LEADERS

A group member who significantly influences another group member even though he or she has not been assigned formal authority

LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS

Attaining desirable outcomes such as productivity, quality and satisfaction in a given situation

Smartphone manufacturer CEO should assume what role to increase media and consumer interest?

Be available as representative outside and inside the company

Which can be identified as a factor relating to substitutes for leadership?

Closely knit teams of highly trained individuals

Isolates

Completely detached and passively support status quo

Which is true of the roles of leaders and managers?

Effective managers also lead, and effective leaders also manage

SUBSTITUTES FOR LEADERSHIP

Factors in the work environment that provide guidance and incentives to perform, making leaders role almost superfluous.

Activists

Feel strongly for/against leader and organization and act accordingly

Being seen as unethical even though a hardworking and transparent leader would be considered?

Feeling the frustrations of being a leader

Which following role is NOT classified as part of the leadership function?

Finance Officer

Which is most likely a consequence of lower leadership position?

High # of HR problems requiring action

A key force driving collaborative leadership

Hyperconnected organizational world

Diehards

Super-engaged to the point they are willing to go down for their own cause or oust the leader

LEADERSHIP

The ability to inspire confidence and support among the people who are needed to achieve organization goals

Under which circumstance does anti-leadership argument have greater practical value?

The company encourages widespread collaboration in obtaining ideas

Executor

Translating strategy into action

The leader of an R&D firm where team members are dedication and cohesive, but cannot communicate well with stakeholders should focus on what role?

Spokesperson