Effective Team Leadership Strategies
Keys to Successful Team Leadership
Positive Work Environment
Encourage teamwork, trust, and open communication. Example: Welcome new team members warmly.
Employee Development
Help team members grow and learn from mistakes for future and personal growth. Example: Coach someone after an error to improve next time.
Encouraging Teamwork
Recognize good work to build confidence and trust, which motivates the team. Example: Praise the team for great results.
Knowledge Management
Share what you know and learn from
Understanding Motivation Theories and Compensation Strategies
Motivation Theory: Motivational Theory and Compensation
Reinforcement Theory: Comes from the field of psychology and holds that behavior is caused by chains of antecedents and consequents. Antecedents are factors in the environment that cue someone to engage in a specific behavior. Consequents are results associated with specific behaviors.
Goal-Setting Theory: Is grounded in cognitive psychology and holds that behavior is motivated by choices. Goals improve performance through four specific motivational
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Organizational Behavior Exam 1 Study Guide
Meyer’s Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Understand the Meyers-Briggs dimensions and be able to describe them in terms of the types’ preferences or traits.
- Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Identifies 8 personality preferences: 4 pairs of opposites
- The 4 preferences are your “type” and are based on 4 different types of questions
Energy Source
- (E) or (I): Extraversion vs. Introversion
- Extraversion: Preference for drawing energy from the outside world of people, activities,
Key Concepts in Workplace Dynamics and Leadership
Power Currencies (RICE Model)
The RICE model describes different ways people gain influence in conflicts or workplace situations.
- Resource Control: Power derived from possessing valuable resources like money, job positions, or materials. Example: A manager controls promotions or raises, influencing employee behavior.
- Interpersonal Linkages: Power gained through connections with influential people. Example: An employee befriended by the CEO might secure visibility for their team’s projects.
- Communication
Leadership Theories and Team Dynamics: A Comprehensive Analysis
Trait Theory and the Big 5
Trait Theory is a framework for understanding personality through stable patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion. The Big Five personality traits are Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism (emotional stability). These traits describe how a person typically thinks, feels, and behaves. For instance, Conscientiousness predicts high performance in both individual and team settings, and Extraversion correlates with leadership potential.
Main
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Developing Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory
Minimum requirements for a leader-member exchange:
Liking (Affect)
- Customizing personal information in emails to different team members.
- Chatting with members about personal matters to enhance the socio-emotional bond.
- Relationship-building behaviors from leaders promote positive perceptions and increase the likelihood of followers seeing leaders as close.
Loyalty (Fostering Loyalty in a Virtual Setting)
- Public support for members: Defending members who are