Group Development
This is the first stage of Tuckman's Group Development Model.
What is Forming?
This leadership theory focuses on the personal characteristics and qualities of effective leaders.
What is Trait Theory?
This theory separates workplace factors into hygiene factors and motivators.
What is Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory?
This leadership style involves making decisions independently and giving employees clear instructions.
What is autocratic leadership?
This occurs when a group achieves a result greater than what individuals could accomplish separately.
What is synergy?
During this stage, team members experience disagreements and conflict.
What is storming?
This theory focuses on what leaders do and suggests leadership behaviours can be developed.
What is Behavioural Leadership Theory?
Salary, job security, company policies, and working conditions belong to this category.
What are hygiene factors?
This leadership style inspires employees through a compelling vision and encourages innovation.
What is transformational leadership?
This temporary group is created to complete a specific organizational project or goal.
What is a task force?
During this stage, members develop shared expectations, trust, and team rules.
What is norming?
This leadership theory emphasizes adjusting leadership approaches to the situation and employees' needs or readiness.
What is Situational Leadership?
Recognition, achievement, responsibility, and personal growth belong to this category.
What are motivators?
On the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid, what is the name of the 9,9 leadership style?
What is Team Management or Team Leader?
A manager assumes an employee who leaves at 5 p.m. is lazy, without considering their actual performance. What kind of perceptual error might this represent?
What is stereotyping or an unsupported assumption?
A team completes its project, celebrates its accomplishments, and prepares to disband. Identify the stage
What is adjourning?
This leader prioritizes employee growth, service, and community well-being.
What is a servant leader?
A company increases salaries, but employees' creativity and enthusiasm do not improve. Explain why using Herzberg's theory.
Pay is a hygiene factor. It can reduce dissatisfaction but does not necessarily create intrinsic motivation.
A manager takes immediate control during a cybersecurity emergency. Explain why a directive approach might be appropriate.
An urgent situation may require rapid decisions, clear instructions, and coordinated action.
This psychological discomfort occurs when personal beliefs conflict with actions or circumstances.
What is cognitive dissonance?
A team has agreed on responsibilities and developed trust, but disagreements occasionally continue. Explain why this can still be a healthy team.
Conflict can still occur during norming and later stages; teams need communication and problem-solving to manage it.
A manager coaches employees to improve communication, decision-making, and organization instead of assuming leadership ability is something people are born with. Which theory supports this approach?
What is Behavioural Leadership Theory?
An employee receives a higher salary but feels unchallenged and unappreciated. Recommend two changes using Herzberg's theory.
Provide meaningful responsibilities and recognize achievements.
A highly skilled team is developing an innovative product. Its manager makes every decision and ignores employee ideas. Identify a more suitable leadership approach and justify it.
A participative or democratic approach may be more effective because it encourages experienced employees to contribute ideas, collaborate, and innovate.
Name one strategy managers can use to reduce social loafing.
Make individual responsibilities and contributions visible, with individual accountability.