Leadership Theory and Practice, Chapters 9 & 10

Which servant leadership behavior in Linden's model is also found in Spears 10 characteristics of servant leadership.

Healing

Authentic leadership can be viewed as

Interpersonal

Explicit moral dimension theory

Servant

Greenleaf 1970

Servant leadership originated in the writings of Greenleaf and has been of interest to leadership scholars for more than 40 years.

Positive psychological attributes confidence and hope are both traits and acquired attitudes

True

The positive psychological attributes confidence and hope are both traits and acquired attitudes.

True

Passionate about mission

a characteristic a leader would demonstrate using George's approach to authentic leadership.

Authentic leadership is

a complex process an approach focusing on whether the leadership is genuine and "real"

Servant Leadership

a leadership approach that emphasizes service, empathy, and putting followers first

Developmental perspective

a perspective that views authentic leadership as something that a leader can nurture, as it develops over a lifetime and can be triggered by major life events (Avolio & Gardner, 2005; Gardner, Avolio, & Walumbwa, 2005)

Hope

a positive motivational state based on willpower and goal planning

Self-awareness

a process in which individuals understand themselves, including their strengths and weaknesses, and the impact they have on others

Internalized moral perspective

a self-regulatory process whereby individuals use their internal moral standards and values to guide their behavior rather than allow outside pressures to control them

Balanced processing

an individual's ability to analyze information objectively and explore other people's opinions before making a decision.

Relational transparency

being open and honest in presenting one's true self, occurring when individuals share their core feelings, motives, and inclinations with others in an appropriate manner

Four key positive psychological attributes

confidence, hope, optimism, resilience

Walumba model factors include

critical life events, moral reasoning, psychological capacities.

Positive Psychological Capacities

1. Confidence 2. Hope 3. Optimism 4. Resilience

Authentic leadership strengths

1. Fulfills and expressed need for trustworthy leadership in society. 2. provides broad guidelines for individuals who want to become authentic leaders. 3. it has explicit moral dimension. 4. emphasizes that authentic values and behaviors can be developed in leaders over time.

Walumba and associates, 2008

defined authentic leadership as a pattern of leader behavior that draws upon and promotes both positive psychological capacities and a positive ethical climate, to foster greater self-awareness, and internalized moral perspective, balanced processing of information, and relational transparent on the part of leaders working with followers, fostering positive self-development.

Bill George's Authentic Leadership Approach 2003

describes authentic leadership in terms of the characteristics and corresponding developable behaviors of leaders.

Interpersonal

describes the reciprocal nature of authentic leadership. a perspective on authentic leadership as relational, created by leaders and followers together in a reciprocal process

Antecedent conditions

existing factors that affect the servant leadership process, including context and culture, leader attributes, and follower receptivity

Positive psychological attributes include

fixed parts of personality

Intrapersonal perspective

focuses closely on the leader and what goes on within the leader. a perspective on authentic leadership that focuses closely on the leader and what goes on within the leader, incorporating the leader's self-knowledge, self-regulation, and self-concept

What is a follower outcome that is expected when leaders use servant leadership behaviors

followers may themselves become servant leaders

Authentic leadership focuses on

leadership that is real.

Intrapersonal View

sees authentic leadership as a fixed trait.

Self-efficacy

the belief that one has the ability to successfully accomplish a specified task

Moral reasoning

the capacity to make ethical decisions about issues of right or wrong and good or bad

Resilience

the capacity to recover from and adjust to adverse situations

Optimism

the cognitive process of viewing situations from a positive light and having favorable expectations about the future

Core of authentic leadership

the four components 1. self awareness 2. internalized moral perspective 3. balanced processing 4. Relational transparency

Formative

the stage of development that is the formulation of authentic leadership.

Servant leader behaviors

these actions include conceptualizing, emotional healing, putting followers first, helping followers grow and succeed, behaving ethically, empowering, and creating value for the community

Servant leadership outcomes

these results include follower performance and growth, organizational performance, and societal impact

Authentic leadership focuses mainly on the leader, not on the followers.

True

How many antecedent conditions in Lindens model

3

True North

According to Bill George, True north refers to a leader's clear sense of values and appropriate behaviors.

Reflecting on your core values, identity, emotions, motives and goals is an expression of moral reasoning.

False

Theoretical perspective

this perspective describes authentic leadership as a process that forms in leaders over time.