WGU C203 Ch. 1: Nature & Importance of Leadership, Exam Review, rated A+

WGU C203 Ch. 1: Nature & Importance of Leadership, Exam Review, rated A+ Essential Qualities of Effective Followers - -1. Self-management: thinks for oneself and works well without close supervision. Effective group members see themselves as being as capable as their leaders. 2. Commitment. committed to something beyond themselves, be it a cause, product, department, organization, idea, or value. To a committed group member, the leader facilitates progress toward achieving a goal. 3. Competence and focus: builds competence and focuses their efforts for maximum impact. Competence centers on mastering skills that will be useful to the organization. Less effective group members rarely take the initiative to engage in training and development. 4. Courage: establishes themselves as independent, critical thinkers and fights for what they believe is right. Might challenge the company's policy of taking ninety days to make good on accounts payable, or of recruiting key people almost exclusively from people with demographic characteristics similar to those of top management. 5 Types of Followers - -1. Isolates: completely detached, and passively support the status quo by not taking action to bring about changes. They do not care much about their leaders and just do their job without taking an interest in the overall organization. Isolates need coaching, yet sometimes firing them is the only solution. 2. Bystanders: free riders who are typically detached when it fits their self-interests. At a meeting, a bystander is more likely to focus on the refreshments and taking peeks at his or her personal text messages. Bystanders have low internal motivation, so the leader has to work hard to find the right motivators to spark the bystander into action