U2C1L4 Leadership Styles

Leadership styles are about __________.

• the interpersonal relationships a leader has with followers

• the personality of the leader

• the behaviors you use to influence others

What are the three leadership styles?

• Positioned, Referent, Authoritative

• Directing, Participating, Delegating

• Passive, Moderate, Aggressive

• Dictatorial, Sharing, Servant leadership

You are the team leader of a group of second-year Cadets. Most, but not all, are motivated and experienced. What style of leadership should you use with your team?

• Directing and Delegating

• Directing and Participating

• Mostly Delegating, but other styles may be needed for some members

Cadet Aras excels at drill. Aras is not very enthusiastic about his team’s project, which will be performing color guard at a school event. As the team leader, you notice that the Cadet has __________.

• low willingness and high readiness. You’ll use a directing style with him

• low willingness and low readiness. You’ll use a directing style with him

• high willingness and low readiness. You’ll use a participating style with him

Read the situation below and determine which leadership style is being used.

Your platoon sergeant gave you and the other squad leaders the mission to set up the platoon area as long as it was completed by the time she got back.

• Delegating

• Directing

• Participating

• Supporting

Explain the directing style of leadership.

• They tell their team what to do, how to do it, and when and where to get it done. These leaders do not get ideas from others, and they supervise the team closely.

• They seek advice from others yet still make a final decision.

• They delegate tasks to mature followers.

• They use all three leadership styles depending on their audience.

When is a directing leadership style most appropriate to use?

• When the team has depth in experts and experience

• When time is short, when the leader is an expert, when the team lacks experience, and when the team needs direction

• When the team is competent and supports the leader's goals

   

When is the participating style of leadership most warranted?

• When the team is competent and supports the leader's goals

• When the team is immature and needs to learn small-group dynamics.

• When the team is easily coached and manipulated into supporting the leader's goals.

• When the leadership is too busy to supervise and wants to delegate tasks.

What is the delegating style of leadership?

• This leader is a micromanager who wants to control all tasks.

• This leader lets mature followers or team members perform delegated tasks.  

• A delegating leader invites input from all members and puts every action to a vote.

• This leader delegates tasks and responsibility to an immature team in order to develop skills in them.

T or F: Effective leaders use all three leadership styles, depending on their followers.

• True

• False