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| The Stanford Prison Study, roles can determine the behavior that is expected of you |
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| happens when a person has two roles, ex. parent/student and doesn't know how to act |
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| Formal vs. informal roles |
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formal- officially assigned by a leader in the organization
informal- emerges from the group transaction, and it emphasizes functions, not positions |
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| Task vs. maintenance roles |
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task-move the group toward the attainment of its goals (productivity)
maintenance-focuses on the social dimensions of the group (cohesiveness) |
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| serve individual goals and not the attainment of the group's goals |
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| Coordinator; devil’s advocate; zealot; cynic (pg. 142). |
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-Coordinator- draws together the ideas of others
-devil’s advocate- gently challenges prevailing points of view for the sake of evaluating the ideas
-zealot- tries to convert members to a pet cause or idea
-cynic- sour outlook, focuses on negatives and predicts failures |
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| when the group approves that someone has the necessary skills to occupy the position |
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| person that feels they have to have the same role in every single group |
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1)leaders work to change the status quo, managers maintain it
2) leader doesn't ordinarily operate from a positional authority and a manager does |
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| Transformational leadership |
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| leaders that bring change, get things done and motivate |
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| Thou shalt not: Recognize all 8; name/explain |
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-show up late or miss important meetings
-not be uninformed about a problem the group faces
-manifest lack of interest and apathy w/ bad participation
-listen poorly
-dominate conversation
-bully other group members
-use abusive and offensive language |
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| Retaining leadership: 3 qualifications |
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1) demonstrate competence as a leader
2) accept accountability for your actions
3) satisfy group member's expectations |
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| Traits perspective: Definition and fatal flaw |
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| focuses only on the person... a great leader here could not be a great leader somewhere else! |
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| Autocratic; democratic; laissez-faire styles |
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Autocratic- total control freaks
Democratic- everyone votes!
Laissez-faire- do -nothing what happens happens |
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| Directive and nondirective styles: telling, selling, participating, delegating |
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telling- directive (high task- low rel.)
selling- directive (high task- high rel.)
participating- non directive (low task, high rel.)
delegating- non directive (low task, high rel) |
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| ethical leader who focuses on the needs of others |
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