NR446 LEADERSHIP CJE EXAM 2
APPROVED STUDY GUIDE
Leadership
- Inspire others to follow a shared vision
- Have less delegated authority than managers
- Informal role
- Emphasize interpersonal relationships
Key cognitive skills for leading
Critical thinking
*Problem-solving
* Decision-making
Management
- Focus on guiding colleagues to complete tasks that support organizational
goals - Control over direct subordinates- Manipulate resources to achieve
goals- Emphasize control and results
, Great Man Theory (Leader as Hero)
- Leaders are shaped by the prevailing social conditions in which they live
- Theory has developed over time, but heroic leader retains a cultural
influence
Behavioral Theory (Nature vs Nurture)
- Idea that a combination of personal traits (nature) and lived experience
(nurture) are critical factors for being a good leader
Leader-Follower Theory (Role of Followers)
- Focuses on how followers influence outcome achievement- Servant
leadership emphasizes the choice of leaders to empower followers to live
and work to their full potential
Transformational Leadership (Extending Learner-Follower Theory)
- Idealize behaviors, inspire motivation with a compelling vision, approach
problems from multiple angles
- Work for the good of the whole
System Leadership (Interconnectedness of Issues)
- Views organization as a living system, acknowledging the complexities of
the changing social and economic cultures
APPROVED STUDY GUIDE
Leadership
- Inspire others to follow a shared vision
- Have less delegated authority than managers
- Informal role
- Emphasize interpersonal relationships
Key cognitive skills for leading
Critical thinking
*Problem-solving
* Decision-making
Management
- Focus on guiding colleagues to complete tasks that support organizational
goals - Control over direct subordinates- Manipulate resources to achieve
goals- Emphasize control and results
, Great Man Theory (Leader as Hero)
- Leaders are shaped by the prevailing social conditions in which they live
- Theory has developed over time, but heroic leader retains a cultural
influence
Behavioral Theory (Nature vs Nurture)
- Idea that a combination of personal traits (nature) and lived experience
(nurture) are critical factors for being a good leader
Leader-Follower Theory (Role of Followers)
- Focuses on how followers influence outcome achievement- Servant
leadership emphasizes the choice of leaders to empower followers to live
and work to their full potential
Transformational Leadership (Extending Learner-Follower Theory)
- Idealize behaviors, inspire motivation with a compelling vision, approach
problems from multiple angles
- Work for the good of the whole
System Leadership (Interconnectedness of Issues)
- Views organization as a living system, acknowledging the complexities of
the changing social and economic cultures
