ATI proctored leadership

Management - Process of planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the work within an organization Leadership - Ability to inspire others to achieve a desired outcome Authoritative leadership - makes decisions for the group motivates by coercion Good for crisis situations and bureaucratic settings effective for employees with little or no formal education Democratic leadership - Includes the group motivates by supporting staff achievements good when cooperation and collaboration are necessary Laissez-faire - Makes very few decisions effective with professional employees Contemporary leadership theory - supports the belief that leaders can develop the necessary skills Transformational leaders - empowers followers to assume responsibility for a communal vision and personal development is a secondary outcome Transactional leaders - focus on immediate problems, maintaining status Quo and using rewards to motivate followers Emotional intelligence - ability of an individual to perceive and manage the emotions of self and others 5 management functions - Planning Organizing staffing directing Controlling