D016 Leadership Foundations and ethics

Transformational Leadership - Answer- Intellectual stimulation is characterized by enabling "followers to think of old problems in new ways" Laissez-faire - Answer- A leader who allows staff to determine how they will achieve goals and perform job functions has which leadership style Situational Leadership - Answer- The basic principle underlying situational leadership is that the leader adapts her leadership behavior to followers' "maturity," based on their willingness and ability to perform a specific task. autocratic leadership style - Answer- centralizing authority, making decisions alone, and expecting followers or subordinates simply to follow instructions authoritative leadership style - Answer- That gives direct, clear, details instructions as to what, when, and how work is to be done Discipline - Answer- Protecting instructional time from interruptions Protecting teachers from internal and external distractions Intellectual Stimulation (Transformational Leadership) - Answer- Intellectual stimulation is characterized by enabling "followers to think of old problems in new ways" Optimizer - Answer- In solving a problem searches for optimal solution order leadership style - Answer- formal network of communication - Answer- If the principal holds a faculty meeting and shares information regarding the new reading program, the formal communication network is being used Informal network of communication - Answer- informal network, often referred to as "the grapevine," does have some negative features, of which the most noted are distortion and rumors (unsubstantiated information). downward communication - Answer- Information that flows from higher to lower levels in the organization's hierarchy. upward communication - Answer- Information that flows from lower to higher levels in the organization's hierarchy. perhaps the form of communication that is most prone to filtering horizantal communication - Answer- When individuals communicate with other individuals of the same status in the organization, horizontal communication is occurring Vertical Com