Flashcards: Foundations of Effective Leadership — 24 cards

Leadership trait — definition?

A stable personal characteristic influencing leadership.

Dark Triad — traits?

Narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy.

Narcissism — trait?

Self-focus and craving admiration.

Machiavellianism — trait?

Strategic manipulation and exploitation.

Psychopathy — trait?

Low empathy and impulsivity.

Traits — guarantee effectiveness?

No, effectiveness depends on behavior and context.

Dark Triad — organizational impact?

Potential short-term gains, long-term harm.

Behavioural approaches — focus?

Observable leadership actions and influence.

Emergent leadership — rise?

Gains influence informally via skills or confidence.

Distributed leadership — model?

Shared responsibilities across team members.

Servant leadership — priority?

Serving followers’ growth and well-being.

Transformational leadership — focus?

Motivating followers toward higher goals.

Transactional leadership — focus?

Performance through rewards and punishments.

Leadership grid — axes?

Concern for production (X) and concern for people (Y).

(9,9) style — meaning?

High concern for both people and results.

Situational Leadership Theory — core idea?

Match leadership style to follower development.

Leadership styles S1–S4 — basis?

Follower competence and commitment levels.

S1 style — follower?

Low competence, variable commitment; directive.

S4 style — follower?

High competence, high commitment; delegating.

Blake & Mouton axes?

Output (production) and relationships (people).

Task vs people — grid?

X=output, Y=people; styles vary accordingly.

Katz skills — components?

Technical, human, conceptual skills.

Model limits?

Static, context-insensitive, hard to adapt.

Implicit Leadership Theory — idea?

Followers’ prototypes influence perceived effectiveness.