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Leader = someone who influences or inspires others to act in specific ways to accomplish a common

goal

Appointed leader = given his or her leadership position by a person in authority

Emergent leader = chosen by peers or members of his or her group because of his or her personality,

power in the group, or the special circumstances of the group task

Three ways to determine what type of person typically makes a successful leader:

Leadership traits Leadership styles Leadership functions

Trait approach = assumes that leaders share certain personality traits that help them lead successfully

Effective communication skills Desire to be a leader Originality or creativity Intelligence

Style approach = assumes that leaders communication method and use ofpower with followers

determines his or her success

Authoritarian Democratic Laissez-faire Balanced

Authoritarian leader = leader who uses power to force followers to do what he or she wants them to do

Democratic leader = invites followers to participate in decision making, trying to get a majority to agree

with and commit to decisions

Laissez-fare leader = gives up his or her power to the members of the group, leads with a distinctly

hands-off style

Balanced leader = strives for an equal focus on both tasks and relationships in order to be most effective

Functional approach = an approach to leadership that suggests that successful leaders both recognize

and actively perform needed tasks

Preparation = an important aspect of leadership

Plan tasks

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Evaluate followers Evaluate resources Plan communication

Power = the ability of one person to get others to behave in a particular way or to carry out certain

actions

6 main types of leadership power

Legitimate power Reward power Coercive power Expert power Informational power Referent power

Resistance = force generated within a person that keeps him or her from accepting anothers use of

power

Legitimate power = the power assigned to anyone who holds a particular position, office, or title

Reward power = the ability to repay others in exchange for complying with a given direction

Coercive power = the ability to force others to do something by punishing them

Expert power = held by the person who knows the most about the work that must be done

Informational power = held by individuals who has access to needed information

Referent power = influence held by someone who is respected, liked, or otherwise admired by his or her

followers