Chapter 8: Leadership in Management

Leadership

________ means taking a company and its employees in a direction based upon a vision.

Leadership qualities

________ are learned through knowledge and experience.

Integrity

________ is an adherence to a code of ethical values such as honesty, loyalty, and fairness.

Self confident

Being ________ means knowing what to do and taking action.

Human relations

________ is the study of how people interact in the workplace and how communication can be improved.

Autocratic leadership style

A(n) ________ is one in which one person runs everything and makes all decisions without consulting others.

Initiative

________ is the ability to act and make decisions without the help or advice of others.

Free rein leadership

________ requires the leader to set goals for managers and employees and then leave them alone to get the job done.

Democratic leadership

________ is a style in which managers work with employees to make decisions.

Autocratic leadership

________ is useful in situations in which it is important to obey orders without question.

Integrity

________ is the most highly valued quality in a leader.

Leaders also make sure that the basic operations of an orga

nization are running smoothly

Many companies have been putting workers in self

managed teams