Leadership Quiz - Bec930

An effective group leader understands the importance of maintaining positive relationships among group members while also ensuring that the group stays focused on achieving its tasks and goals. By prioritizing both interpersonal relationships and group tasks, the leader creates a healthy balance within the group. This approach fosters a supportive and collaborative environment, enhances communication and cooperation among members, and ultimately leads to better group performance and outcomes.

The correct answer is "All of the above" because each of the mentioned activities - committee contributions, peer-to-peer team involvement, and working with colleagues from other departments - provide opportunities for individuals to develop and practice leadership skills. Committee contributions involve participating in decision-making processes and taking on responsibilities, which can enhance leadership abilities. Peer-to-peer team involvement allows individuals to collaborate, delegate tasks, and motivate others, which are essential leadership skills. Working with colleagues from other departments requires effective communication, collaboration, and the ability to influence and inspire others, all of which are key aspects of leadership. Therefore, engaging in these activities can contribute to the development of leadership skills.

Leadership development refers to any activity that enhances the quality of leadership within an individual or organization (Leadership Development, 2011).

Autocratic leadership is used when leaders tell their employees what they want done and how they want it accomplished, without getting the advice or input from their followers. Some of the appropriate conditions to use this style are when you (alone) have all the information to solve the problem, you are short on time and/or your employees are well motivated.

Key traits of the Democratic Leadership Style include:
*Leader shares decision making with the group members and encourages team work
*Leader encourages discussion of issues and alternatives
*Leader is concerned about subordinates ideas and attitudes
*Leader coached subordinates and helps to coordinate efforts
*Approach is found in many successful organizations

According to research done by Philip, Douthitt & Hyland (2001), group members were more engaged in tasks and more likely to support their group when they felt confident that they were valued by the leader of the group. When a group is confident in the leader and the leader’s abilities, it positively effects the motivation of the group.

The implication of leadership trait theory and Stogdill’s study on the emerging practice of leadership development is profound. In short, the organization that desires to enhance their quality of leadership should explore the use of group work, specifically group dynamics as an essential component of their development program.

Silo-busting: A group-based leadership development process is a great environment for addressing issues related to inter-departmental conflict.

In the Micro Management Style, the leader treats the subordinate as incapable of doing the job and checking everything the person does. They offer little praise and often criticize; nothing seems good enough.

According to Cruz, Hennigan & Smith (1999), the quality of decisions made by a group is directly influenced by the amount and quality of information shared by the leaders. This suggests that the more information leaders share with the group, the better the decisions made by the group are likely to be. Sharing information allows for a more comprehensive understanding of the situation and enables group members to make more informed decisions. Therefore, the link between information shared by leaders and the quality of group decisions is supported by research.