Comm 132 exam 2

leadership

The ability to make strategic decisions and use communication effectively to mobilize group members toward achieving a common goal

leader, leadership

-is the person, -is the behavior

designated leaders

-Selected by group members or by outside authority
-Can be difficult to adjust
-Relationships change
-Must earn trust and respect

challenges DL face

Long and difficult period of adjustment
�Changing nature of relationship
�Earning trust and respect

suggestions for DL success

-Involve group members in decision making
-Discuss rules of engagement
-Share concerns with and ask ideas for resolving problems

emergent leaders

Gradually achieving leadership by interacting with group members and contributing to the achievement of the group's goal

advantages of EL

-Already knowledgeable about the group, the goals and the norms
-Assurance that the group wants them to be their leader

strategies to become A leader

-Talk early and often
-Know more than others
-Express your opinion

strategies to become A GOOD leader

-Listen to others
-Share what you know
-Welcome disagreement

power

-The ability and/or authority to influence members, shape decisions, and control resources through a variety of means.
-Power is "the quality without which leaders cannot lead.

model leadership behavior

-Exhibit exemplary behaviors
-Confident, competent, trustworthy, optimistic
-Champion your group
-Speak and listen effectively and confidently
-Behave consistently, conscientiously, and assertively
-Demonstrate competence and integrity

The 5M Model of Leadership Effectiveness

model leadership behavior, motivate members, manage group process, make decisions, & mentor members

motivate members

-Seek members' commitment to the goal
-Reward the group and its members
-Help solve interpersonal problems and conflicts
-Adapt tasks and assignments to members' abilities and expectations

manage group process

-Organize and prepare for meetings
-Understand and adapt to members' strengths and weaknesses
-Help solve task-related problems and procedural problems
-Monitor group interaction and intervene to improve performance

make decisions

-Make sure group understands information needed
-Discuss pending decisions
-Solicit feedback
-Listen
-Explain decisions

mentor members

-Be ready and willing to mentor every group member
-Encourage and invite others to lead
Inspire optimism

types of power

-Reward power
�Coercive power
�Legitimate power
�Expert power
�Referent power
-Informational power
�Persuasive power
�Charisma power

position and personal

2 types of power

position power

comes with the position

personal power

comes from personal characteristics

types of position power

legitimate, reward, coercive, & informational

types of personal power

expert, referent, persuasive, & charismatic

legitimate power

relies on authority of job title/duty

legit pw ex

i have the authority to lead

reward power

relies on ability to give out resources valued by members

reward pw ex

i can reward you

coercive power

relies on ability to deal out sanctions and punishments

coercive pw ex

i can punish you

informational power

relies on the control and transmission of needed information

info pw ex

i have the information you need

expert power

relies on expertise and credentials

expert pw ex

I have the knowledge and skills we need.

referent power

Relies on members' respect for and experience with the leader

referent pw ex

I've earned your respect and trust.

persuasive power

Relies on effective and strategic communication skills

persuasive pw ex

I know how to persuade and encourage others.

charismatic power

Relies on a leader's character, competence, and vitality

charismatic pw ex

I have the energy, will, and passion to make things happen.

Trait, styles, and situational theories

3 theoretical approaches to leadership

trait theory

you have it
or
you don't

styles theory

are democracies always best?

situational theory

matching leaders and leadership jobs

verbal communication

Use of words to generate meaning
Expresses literal content of a message

nonverbal communication

Use of message components other than words to generate meaning
Expresses emotional meaning

dimensions of team talk

Identification talk
Interdependence talk
Balanced power differentiation talk
Social equality talk
Conflict management talk

team talk

Use "I," "You," and "We" Language Appropriately
The word "I" - take responsibility for actions and feelings
You language - expresses judgment and can arouse defensiveness
Plural pronouns - inclusivity

abstract words

The more abstract the language, more likely members will misinterpret meaning

bypassing

Using difference meaning for the same word

exclusionary language

Avoid words that specify gender and stereotypes
Avoid offensive, degrading, or politically incorrect words

jargon

Specialized language
Makes ideas difficult to understand for people unfamiliar with jargon

to avoid verbal abuse

Express your objections
Ask for repetition
Step back
Quote the law
Take a time out

whorf hypothesis

Characteristics of a language determine how we see, experience, interpret the world around us

perceptions of personal space

Group functions are influences by how they perceive space around them

defensive behaviors

Evaluating
Controlling
Strategic
Neutral
Superiority
Certainty

supportive behaviors

Descriptive
Problem oriented
Spontaneous
Empathetic
Equality
Provisional

immediacy

-The degree to which a person is approachable

immediacy and group interaction

-Immediacy builds supportive climate
-Expresses enjoyment of group experience and company of members

defensive climate

�Triggers instinct for self-protection
�Hinders productive interaction

supportive climate

�Free to share opinions
Facilitates productive interaction

spatial variables

�Territoriality
�Space distances
�Intimate distance
�Personal distance
�Social distance

meeting

Scheduled gathering for a structured discussion guided by a chairperson

Schedule, Structure, Chairperson

3 components of a meeting

ineffective meetings

Unnecessary
Goal is unclear
Too long
There is no agenda
Members are unprepared

effective meetings

Clear goal
Members receive sufficient advance notice
Group members come prepared
The chairperson effectively conducts and manages the meeting
Group members actively participate

agenda

An outline of the items for discussion at a meeting.

business agenda

Purpose of a meeting
Name of group members
Date, time, place, call to order
Approval of the agenda; Approval of the minutes
Reports
Unfinished business
New Business
Announcements
Adjournment

elements of agenda

Purpose of meeting, name of group members
Date, time, place, call to order
Approval of the agenda, approval of the minutes
Report, unfinished business, new business
Announcements, adjournment

minutes

Written record of group discussion, decision, actions
Communication for those who did not attend the meeting

adapting to problematic behaviors

Common disruptive behaviors
Nonparticipants
Texters
Loudmouths
Interrupters, whisperers
Latecomers, early leavers

leadership

The ability to make strategic decisions and use communication effectively to mobilize group members toward achieving a common goal

leader, leadership

-is the person, -is the behavior

designated leaders

-Selected by group members or by outside authority
-Can be difficult to adjust
-Relationships change
-Must earn trust and respect

challenges DL face

Long and difficult period of adjustment
�Changing nature of relationship
�Earning trust and respect

suggestions for DL success

-Involve group members in decision making
-Discuss rules of engagement
-Share concerns with and ask ideas for resolving problems

emergent leaders

Gradually achieving leadership by interacting with group members and contributing to the achievement of the group's goal

advantages of EL

-Already knowledgeable about the group, the goals and the norms
-Assurance that the group wants them to be their leader

strategies to become A leader

-Talk early and often
-Know more than others
-Express your opinion

strategies to become A GOOD leader

-Listen to others
-Share what you know
-Welcome disagreement

power

-The ability and/or authority to influence members, shape decisions, and control resources through a variety of means.
-Power is "the quality without which leaders cannot lead.

model leadership behavior

-Exhibit exemplary behaviors
-Confident, competent, trustworthy, optimistic
-Champion your group
-Speak and listen effectively and confidently
-Behave consistently, conscientiously, and assertively
-Demonstrate competence and integrity

The 5M Model of Leadership Effectiveness

model leadership behavior, motivate members, manage group process, make decisions, & mentor members

motivate members

-Seek members' commitment to the goal
-Reward the group and its members
-Help solve interpersonal problems and conflicts
-Adapt tasks and assignments to members' abilities and expectations

manage group process

-Organize and prepare for meetings
-Understand and adapt to members' strengths and weaknesses
-Help solve task-related problems and procedural problems
-Monitor group interaction and intervene to improve performance

make decisions

-Make sure group understands information needed
-Discuss pending decisions
-Solicit feedback
-Listen
-Explain decisions

mentor members

-Be ready and willing to mentor every group member
-Encourage and invite others to lead
Inspire optimism

types of power

-Reward power
�Coercive power
�Legitimate power
�Expert power
�Referent power
-Informational power
�Persuasive power
�Charisma power

position and personal

2 types of power

position power

comes with the position

personal power

comes from personal characteristics

types of position power

legitimate, reward, coercive, & informational

types of personal power

expert, referent, persuasive, & charismatic

legitimate power

relies on authority of job title/duty

legit pw ex

i have the authority to lead

reward power

relies on ability to give out resources valued by members

reward pw ex

i can reward you

coercive power

relies on ability to deal out sanctions and punishments

coercive pw ex

i can punish you

informational power

relies on the control and transmission of needed information

info pw ex

i have the information you need

expert power

relies on expertise and credentials

expert pw ex

I have the knowledge and skills we need.

referent power

Relies on members' respect for and experience with the leader

referent pw ex

I've earned your respect and trust.

persuasive power

Relies on effective and strategic communication skills

persuasive pw ex

I know how to persuade and encourage others.

charismatic power

Relies on a leader's character, competence, and vitality

charismatic pw ex

I have the energy, will, and passion to make things happen.

Trait, styles, and situational theories

3 theoretical approaches to leadership

trait theory

you have it
or
you don't

styles theory

are democracies always best?

situational theory

matching leaders and leadership jobs

verbal communication

Use of words to generate meaning
Expresses literal content of a message

nonverbal communication

Use of message components other than words to generate meaning
Expresses emotional meaning

dimensions of team talk

Identification talk
Interdependence talk
Balanced power differentiation talk
Social equality talk
Conflict management talk

team talk

Use "I," "You," and "We" Language Appropriately
The word "I" - take responsibility for actions and feelings
You language - expresses judgment and can arouse defensiveness
Plural pronouns - inclusivity

abstract words

The more abstract the language, more likely members will misinterpret meaning

bypassing

Using difference meaning for the same word

exclusionary language

Avoid words that specify gender and stereotypes
Avoid offensive, degrading, or politically incorrect words

jargon

Specialized language
Makes ideas difficult to understand for people unfamiliar with jargon

to avoid verbal abuse

Express your objections
Ask for repetition
Step back
Quote the law
Take a time out

whorf hypothesis

Characteristics of a language determine how we see, experience, interpret the world around us

perceptions of personal space

Group functions are influences by how they perceive space around them

defensive behaviors

Evaluating
Controlling
Strategic
Neutral
Superiority
Certainty

supportive behaviors

Descriptive
Problem oriented
Spontaneous
Empathetic
Equality
Provisional

immediacy

-The degree to which a person is approachable

immediacy and group interaction

-Immediacy builds supportive climate
-Expresses enjoyment of group experience and company of members

defensive climate

�Triggers instinct for self-protection
�Hinders productive interaction

supportive climate

�Free to share opinions
Facilitates productive interaction

spatial variables

�Territoriality
�Space distances
�Intimate distance
�Personal distance
�Social distance

meeting

Scheduled gathering for a structured discussion guided by a chairperson

Schedule, Structure, Chairperson

3 components of a meeting

ineffective meetings

Unnecessary
Goal is unclear
Too long
There is no agenda
Members are unprepared

effective meetings

Clear goal
Members receive sufficient advance notice
Group members come prepared
The chairperson effectively conducts and manages the meeting
Group members actively participate

agenda

An outline of the items for discussion at a meeting.

business agenda

Purpose of a meeting
Name of group members
Date, time, place, call to order
Approval of the agenda; Approval of the minutes
Reports
Unfinished business
New Business
Announcements
Adjournment

elements of agenda

Purpose of meeting, name of group members
Date, time, place, call to order
Approval of the agenda, approval of the minutes
Report, unfinished business, new business
Announcements, adjournment

minutes

Written record of group discussion, decision, actions
Communication for those who did not attend the meeting

adapting to problematic behaviors

Common disruptive behaviors
Nonparticipants
Texters
Loudmouths
Interrupters, whisperers
Latecomers, early leavers