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
