BU288 Study Guide - Final Guide: Transactional Leadership, Situational Leadership Theory, Contingency Theory
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Involves going beyond formal role requirements to influence others. Is an art, not a position: helps people reach their goals, stretch beyond their limits, and build an environment for people to grow. Managing: lighting a fire under people: running a tight ship, focus on functional tasks, work is an enabling process, coping with complexity. Inspiring the crew: focus on motivating and developing people, personal and active attitude toward goals, view work from high risk positions, coping with change. Leadership categorization theory: people are more likely to view somebody as a leader and to evaluate them as a more effective leader when they possess prototypical characteristics of leadership. Leadership prototype: standard example or typical leadership category that individuals develop over time based on a set of beliefs about the behaviors and characteristics of leaders. Leads to (cid:271)ias a(cid:374)d dis(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) (cid:449)he(cid:374) it (cid:272)o(cid:373)es to e(cid:448)aluati(cid:374)g a leade(cid:396)"s effectiveness and decisions about promoting people to leadership positions.
