EXAM 1 study guide
What is leadership?
Leadership an interactive process that provides needed
guidance and direction
Type of leadership autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire,
transactional, transformational, servant-leader,
interactional
Autocratic/Authoritative leadership
Makes decisions for the group. ● Motivates by coercion.
● Communication occurs down the chain of command. ●
Work output by staff is usually high: good for crisis
situations and bureaucratic settings. ● Effective for
employees with little or no formal education.
Democratic leadership
Includes the group when decisions are made. ● Motivates
by supporting staff achievements. ● Communication
occurs up and down the chain of command. ● Work
output by staff is usually of good quality: good when
cooperation and collaboration are necessary.
laissez-faire leadership
,Makes very few decisions, and does little planning. ●
Motivation is largely the responsibility of individual staff
members. ● Communication occurs up and down the
chain of command and between group members. ● Work
output is low unless an informal leader evolves from the
group. ● Effective with professional employees.
transformational leader empower followers to assume
responsibility for a communal vision, and personal
development is a secondary outcome. *focus on
empowerment and vision
transactional leader focus on immediate problems,
maintaining the status quo and using rewards to motivate
followers. *Focus is mainly on tasks and getting the job
done.
interactional leadership the leadership behavior is
generally determined by the relationship between the
leaders personality and the specific situation
servant-leader put serving others, such as employees,
customers, and the community as number one priority
over themselves
, leadership outcomes
increase job satisfaction, empowerment, and autonomy
among nurses, and also increases pt. safety/satisfaction,
fewer adverse events, and complications
Management functions planning, organizing, staffing,
directing, controlling/coordinating
Planning
The decisions regarding what needs to be done, how it
will be done, and who is going to do it. *encompasses
determining philosophy, goals, objectives, policies,
procedures, and rules; carrying out long- and short-range
projections; determining a fiscal course of action; and
managing planned change.
Organizing
The organizational structure that determines the lines of
authority, channels of communication, and where
decisions are made. *establishing the structure to carry
out plans, determining the most appropriate type of
patient care delivery, and grouping activities to meet unit
goals.
Staffing