Leadership chapter 2

Action-observation-reflection model (A-O-R)

People learn more from their experiences when they spend time thinking about them

Spiral of experience

it is the most productive way to develop as a leader is to travel along

Perceptual set

it is a phenomenon that demonstrates the selective . it can influence any of our senses, and they are tendency or bias to perceive one thing and not another.

Fundamental attribution error

The tendency to overestimate the dispositional causes of behavior and underestimate the environmental causes when others fail.

Self-serving bias

the tendency to make external attribution ( blame the situation) for one's own failure yet make internal attributions (take credit) for one's successes.

actor/observer difference

people who are observing an action are much more likely than he actor to make the fundamental attribution error.

Self-fulfilling prophecy

it occurs when our expectations play a casual role in bringing about the events we predict.

Single-loop learning

describes a kind of learning between the individual and the environment in which learners seek relatively little feedback that may significantly confront their fundamental ideas or actions.

Double-loop learning

involves a willingness to confront one's own views and an invitation to others to do so

in-basket exercises

participants are given a limited amount of time to prioritize and respond to number of notes, letters, and phone messages from a fictitious manager's in-basket

development plan

it is not plan it is really process. it should be constantly being revised as new skills are learned or new opportunities to develop skills become available.

coaching

is the process of equipping people with the tools, knowledge, and opportunities they need to develop and become more successful.

informal coaching

takes place whenever a leader helps followers to change their behaviors,

coaching plan

It spells out precisely what they will do to support the follower's development plans.

formal coaching

programs provide a similar kind of service for executives and managers in leadership positions.

mentoring

is a personal relationship in which a more experienced mentor (usually someone two to four levels higher in an organization) acts as a guide, role model, and sponsor of a less experienced protege.