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Leadership Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Leader | Something that leads. |
Leadership | The office or position of a leader. |
Power | possession of control, authority, or influence over others |
Position Power | the type of power you have when you have a specific rank or title in an organization. |
Reward Power | the ability to reward others when they follow your wishes or instructions. |
Expert power | having expertise in a specific area and confidently sharing your knowledge with others. |
Identity Power | ability to influence others based on their identity with the person |
Leadership Style | the manner and approach of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people to accomplish a task |
Initiative | An Introductory step |
Human Relations | a study of human problems arising from organizational and interpersonal relations |
Integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values |
Autocratic Leadership | one person controls all the decisions and takes very little inputs from other group members |
Democratic Leadership | letting multiple people participate in the decision-making process. |
Free-rein Leadership | a type of management style where supervisors give team members freedom to complete tasks, make decisions or solve problems without interfering, unless the employees request it. |
Delegate | entrust a task or responsibility to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself |
Self-managed teams | a group of employees within an organization who share the responsibility of planning and executing their work, without the supervision of a manager. |
Open Leader | having the confidence and humility to give up the need to be in control while inspiring commitment from people to accomplish goals |
Situational Leader | adapting your leadership style to each unique situation or task to meet the needs of the team or team members. |