Four tenets of active followership (RA-CP-SinC) 1. Followers & Leaders are roles
2. Followers are active, not passive
3. Followers & leaders share a common purpose
4. Followers & Leaders must be studied in the context of their relationship
Fiedler's Contingency Theory depends on three things:
Leadership Style (T-Hr)
3 Situational Variables (LMR-TS-PP) Leadership styles:
- Task-oriented
- Human relations-oriented
depending on these situational variables:
1) leader-member relations
2) task structure
3) position power
the situation decides the style of leadership and influences the behavior of a manager.
Manager Leadership Styles Table: _______ behaviour should change based on the ___________
of their followers (DCSD) Leaders behaviour should change based on the development of
their followers.
D1: HD-LS (Directing) - high commitment, low competence
, D2: HD-HS (Coaching) - low commitment, some competence
D3: LD-HS (Supporting) - Variable commitment, high competence
D4: LD-LS (Delegating)
Employee Development Level (skills-attitude) Refers to the extent to which a person has
mastered the skills necessary for the task at hand and has developed a positive attitude toward
the task.
Transactional Leadership (ex-Rg-Pb) leadership based on an exchange process in which
followers are rewarded for good performance and punished for poor performance
The downside of Transactional Leadership (Management by Exception, Active and Passive).
If leader relies heavily on passive MBE and only intervenes when tasks are not being met.
MBE: focuses on identifying and handling cases that deviate from the norm.
Active MBE: Checking everyone's shoes to make sure they're not Nike at an Adidas school
Passive MBE: taking exception to Nike shoes if one happens to see them.
Transformational Leadership occurs when leaders _______ followers' _________, generate
__________ of the _______ of the group, prompt employees to look beyond ____-________
for the good of the group elevate followers' interests
generate acceptance of the purpose of the group
prompt employees to look beyond self-interest for the good of the group