CMST 472 Chapter 2: Ch 2 Ldrshp Comm Styles

• School: Chico State University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: CMST 472
• Professor: Nan Li

Document Summary

The dimensions of leadership communication style: comm. style contrib. to variations in ldr effectiveness. Ldrshp comm. style enduring set of comm. behav. where ldr engages when interacting w/followers. Authoritarian, democratic, & laissez-faire ldrshp: authoritarian. Strict control over followers by directly reg. policy, procedures, & behav. Ldrs create distance between themselves/followers as means of emphasizing role distinctions. Followers need direct supervision or will be unproductive. Ex police officer directing traffics, teacher telling student to do hw. Effective in terms of output: democratic. Supportive comm. that facilitates interaction between ldrs/followers. Encourages follower involvement/partic. in determ. of goals/procedures. Followers capable of making informed decisions (cid:862)t(cid:449)o heads a(cid:396)e (cid:271)ette(cid:396) tha(cid:374) o(cid:374)e(cid:863) Ex dm asking salesperson for recommendations, teacher asking students to sugg. due date. Ineffective form abdication of respons. of part of ldr/ldrs withdraw from followers & offer lil guidance/supp. Pos. form affords followers high degree of autonomy/self-rule while offering guidance/supp. when asked.