Leadership Basics
What is the main focus of a leader?
Inspiring and guiding people toward a vision.
What is the main focus of a manager?
Maintaining order, processes, and organization.
Who focuses more on doing things right?
Managers.
What leadership style involves making decisions alone?
Autocratic.
You check your work every 10 minutes and micromanages. Manager or Leader?
Manager.
True or False: Leaders create change.
True.
What do managers use to hold people accountable?
Rules, systems, policies.
Who focuses more on doing the right things?
Leaders.
Which leadership style encourages teamwork and input?
Democratic/Participative.
Your supervisor gives you creative freedom and asks for your ideas. Manager or Leader?
Leader
Leaders rely on _______ instead of authority
Influence.
Managers are typically responsible for ________.
Planning, budgeting, organizing, scheduling.
Which one inspires change and innovation?
Leaders.
Which style gives employees freedom and trusts them to make decisions?
Laissez-faire.
Your team struggles. Your boss steps in, motivates, and helps solve the root problem.
Leader
What do leaders often use to motivate followers?
Vision, inspiration, communication, motivation.
True or False: Managers deal more with day-to-day operations than leaders.
True
Which one ensures tasks are completed correctly and on time?
Managers.
What style focuses on rewards and punishments to motivate?
Transactional leadership.
Your manager creates a weekly schedule and assigns roles.
Manager.
What is one key trait of an effective leader?
Empathy, communication, creativity, adaptability, integrity (any).
What does a manager do when resources are limited?
Allocates efficiently, controls spending, prioritizes tasks.
What is one major difference between managers and leaders?
Manager = control/process; Leader = vision/inspiration (any variation).
Which style inspires through passion and vision?
Transformational leadership.
Your boss sets a long-term vision and challenges you to grow into new roles.
Leader.