Leadership - LET 2 - Chapter 1

Define Leadership.

• The process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization

• The process of telling subordinates what to do and where to be.

• Someone who has followers.

• The act of leading people.

_____ gives subordinates the reason to act in order to achieve a desired outcome.

Providing clear ________ involves communicating how to accomplish a mission: prioritizing tasks, assigning responsibility for completion, and ensuring subordinates understand the standard.

________ is the act of inspiring others to accomplish something.

A leader's role in motivation is to understand the ________ and desires of others.

• strengths

• needs

• weaknesses

• goals

Motivation spurs initiative when ________.

• tasks are easy

• no one else is available

• something needs to be accomplished

• there are monetary rewards

As a leader, learn as much as possible about others' capabilities and ________.

• expectations

• aspirations

• achievements

• limitations

A leader's ______ draws on their mental capacity and applies it to various tasks and responsibilities.

The Born Leaders approach believes that a person's leadership traits are ________.

• developed over time

• irrelevant to leadership effectiveness

• determined by their upbringing

• innate and unchangeable

The contingency leadership model suggests that leadership is influenced by ________ and situational characteristics.

• personal styles

• personality traits

• personal values

• education