Decision-Making
Case Studies
Leadership Theories
Leadership Traits
Contemporary Leadership
100

This theory about managers was developed in the 1960s by Douglas McGregor.

What is Theory X and Y?

100

This company shook up the retail industry by merging technology with personal touches, starting with $42 million in VC funding. 

What is Stitch Fix?

100

This leadership theory utilizes Least Preferred Coworker to determine who should take charge.

What is Fielder's theory?

100

Effective leadership traits

What is extraversion and conscientiousness?

100

These kinds of leaders use charisma, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration.

What are transformational leaders?

200

In this decision-making style, employees are left to make decisions themselves. 

What is laissez-faire decision-making?

200
Taking the helm of this tech behemoth in 2011, he led the company to a historic $1 trillion market cap by 2020.

Who is Tim Cook?

200

This theory employs employee readiness and has been highly popular with 14 million managers across 42 countries.

What is Situational Leadership theory (SLT)?

200

These traits are easier to teach / more stable.

What is honesty and integrity?

200

These kind of leaders use contingent rewards, active management by exception, and passive management by exception.

What are transactional leaders?

300

This decision making style is preferred by employees working in large groups. 

What is autocratic decision making?

300

She began a company in 2011 that would later become synonymous with personalized fashion through a high-profile IPO.

Who is Katrina Lake?
300

This theory derives four leadership styles from the expectancy theory of motivation.

What is Path-Goal theory?

300

This method is useful organizations to identify future leaders with a given set of traits.

What is the Big Five Model?

300

This kind of leadership relationship is based on trust.

What is high quality LMX relationship?

400

This type of leader behaviorial style typically leaves employees more satisfied.

What are people oriented leaders?

400
This theory uses specific questions and a decision tree to arrive at solutions a leader can employ.

What is the Normative Decision Movel?

400

These other leadership traits not previously mentioned are relevant to effective leadership.

What is intelligence, self-esteem, decisiveness?

400

In this leadership approach, the leader serves the needs of others.

What is servant leadership?