Leadership and Power Concepts

Flashcards covering key concepts, definitions, and styles related to leadership and power.

Leadership

The process of inspiring others to work hard on behalf of a goal and to accomplish important tasks.

Power

The ability to get others to do something you want done or to make things happen the way you want.

Reward Power

The capacity to offer something of value as a means of influencing other people.

Coercive Power

The capacity to punish or withhold positive outcomes as a means of influencing other people.

Legitimate Power

The capacity to influence others by virtue of formal authority or the rights of office.

Expert Power

The capacity to influence others because of specialized knowledge.

Intellectual Capital

The ability to get things done based on what we know and can do.

Relationship Power

The ability to influence others through access to connections and networks.

Social Capital

The capacity to get things done with the support and help of others.

Reference Power

The capacity to influence other people because of their desire to identify personally with you.

Vision

Clarifies the purpose of the organization and expresses what it hopes to be in the future.

Visionary Leadership

Brings a clear sense of the future and an understanding of how to get there.

Servant Leadership

Follower-centered and committed to helping others in their work.

Empowerment

Allows others to make decisions and exercise discretion in their work.

Followership

The act of joining with a leader to accomplish tasks and goals.

Autocratic Leadership Style

Leaders act in a command-and-control fashion.

Laissez-Faire Leadership Style

Leaders have a 'do the best you can and don’t bother me' attitude.

Democratic Leadership Style

Leaders emphasize both tasks and people.

Charismatic Leaders

Inspire followers in extraordinary ways.

Transformational Leadership

Inspirational leadership that arouses extraordinary effort and performance.

Emotional Intelligence (EI)

The ability to manage our emotions in social relationships.

Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ)

A measure of a person's ability to manage emotions in leadership and social relationships.

Gender Similarities Hypothesis

The belief that males and females have similar psychological properties.

Moral Leadership

Always 'good' and 'right' by ethical standards.

Integrity

Acting with honesty, credibility, and consistency in putting values into action.

Narcissistic Leader

An arrogant leader who considers themselves superior and is driven by entitlement and admiration.

Psychopathic Leader

A leader who disregards moral boundaries and is willing to hurt or intimidate others.

Transformational Leadership

Leadership that inspires others and leads them to achieve extraordinary performance.

Interactive Leadership

A leadership style that emphasizes communication, involvement, and interpersonal respect.

Drucker’s Essentials of Good Leadership

Essential ideas that highlight what constitutes good, effective leadership.