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PERSPECTIVE ON LEADERSHIP IN SMALL GROUPS
By Doug Crawshaw
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Leadership
Influence exerted through communication that helps a group achieve goals
Performance of a leadership function by an member
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Power
The potential to influence behavior of others
Derived from such bases as the ability to reward and punish, expertise, legitimate title or position, and personal attraction
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Leader
A person who uses communication to influence others to meet group goals and needs
Any person identified by members of a group as leader
Designated as leader by election or appointment
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Designated Leader
A person appointed or elected to a position as leader of a small group
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Leadership Emergence
The process by which someone emerges as the leader of an initially leaderless group in which all members start out as equals
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Self-Monitoring
An individual’s ability to monitor people’s reactions to his/her behavior and adjust in response
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Approaches
Traits-assumes tat leaders have certain traits that distinguish them from followers or members of a group
Contingency-assumes that the appropriate leadership style in a given situation depends on factors such as members’ skills and knowledge, time available, the type of task, and so forth.
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Approaches continued…
Functions-leadership is defined by the function a group needs and can be supplied by any member
Styles-Studies interrelationship between leader style and member behaviors
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Types of Leaders
Democratic-egalitarian leaders who coordinate and facilitate discussion in small groups, encouraging participation of all members
Laissez-Faire- do nothing designated leaders who provide minimal services to the group.
Autocratic- leaders who try to dominate and control a group
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Hersey/Blanchard Model
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Leader-Member Exchange Model (LMX)