Leadership and Management Reviewer

Vocabulary flashcards covering core concepts of leadership, management functions, and twelve distinct management styles.

Leadership

The ability to inspire, guide, and influence people toward shared goals; a mindset and set of behaviors that align teams, enable collaboration, and help them adapt to change.

Management

The process of planning, organizing, and coordinating resources, operations, and workflow to achieve specific objectives efficiently and effectively.

Setting Objectives

A managerial function that establishes clear, compelling goals and communicates them to employees as the primary driver of success.

Organizing

Assigning tasks, grouping them into departments, and allocating authority, responsibility, and resources to achieve common goals.

Motivating the Team

Using interpersonal skills to handle diverse personalities, form cohesive teams, and galvanize members around a cause.

Devising Systems of Measurement

Creating targets or KPIs and methods to track progress toward goals to ensure the team stays on course.

Developing People

Investing in employees’ growth by guiding them toward goals and assessing progress along the way.

Autocratic Management Style

A top-down approach where one manager makes all decisions, sets goals, assigns tasks, and expects compliance with little team input.

Persuasive Management Style

An autocratic style in which the manager still makes decisions alone but explains the rationale to keep the team informed.

Paternalistic Management Style

A caring form of autocratic leadership where the manager decides for the team’s best interests while encouraging feedback that may not always be acted upon.

Democratic Management Style (Participative)

A style that invites employees into the decision-making process, encourages input and development, and aligns daily work with company goals before the manager makes the final call.

Consultative Management Style

A hands-on, collaborative approach where managers regularly seek team input and treat decisions as a shared process, focusing on continuous improvement.

Transformational Management Style

A democratic variant emphasizing long-term goals, innovation, professional growth, and inspiring adaptability through ambitious targets.

Visionary Management Style

A democratic style centered on uniting team members around a compelling long-term vision, motivating through purpose more than directives.

Coaching Management Style

A development-focused approach where managers mentor employees, ask questions, provide regular feedback, and stress continuous improvement over mere results.

Servant Leadership Style

A leader prioritizes team needs, removes obstacles, listens empathetically, and believes that supporting people first leads to strong outcomes.

Laissez-faire Management Style

A highly hands-off approach granting near-total autonomy; managers intervene only when necessary, with minimal meetings and reactive guidance.

Delegative Management Style

A cycle of assigning tasks, stepping back, and evaluating results later, involving little real-time coaching or feedback.

Transactional Management Style

A structure-driven approach focused on clear expectations, defined roles, rewards for meeting goals, and consequences for falling short.