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Leadership

The ability to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of an organization.

Shared Leadership

A view of leadership as a set of roles rather than a position assigned to one person, where employees lead each other.

Transformational Leadership

A type of leadership that inspires and motivates followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes and, in the process, develop their own leadership capacity.

Four Elements of Transformational Leadership

Developing a vision, modeling the vision, encouraging experimentation, and building commitment to the vision.

Task-oriented Leadership

Leadership style that focuses on assigning tasks, clarifying responsibilities, and setting goals and deadlines.

People-oriented Leadership

Leadership style emphasizing interest in others, recognition of needs, and listening to employee opinions.

Servant Leadership

A leadership approach focused on serving followers to fulfill their needs and promote personal growth.

Path-Goal Theory

A model that focuses on how leaders can help followers achieve their goals by varying their leadership style.

Implicit Leadership Perspective

A concept that includes follower perceptions about effective leaders based on preconceived beliefs and the 'romance of leadership' effect.

Authentic Leadership

A leadership style characterized by self-reflection, transparency, and maintaining a strong positive self-evaluation.

Charismatic Leadership

A leadership style where the leader's personal traits and referent power strongly influence follower dependency.

Cultural and Gender Issues in Leadership

The effects of societal values and gender stereotypes on leadership roles and evaluations of leaders.

Leadership Motivation

The desire and readiness of an individual to lead and influence others.

Integrity in Leadership

The adherence to strong moral principles and consistent ethical conduct.

Emotional Intelligence

The ability to recognize and regulate emotions in oneself and others, important for effective leadership.