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1. Describe the steps managers can take to increase their power and ability to be effective leaders. Managers must be given the authority or necessary responsibilities within the organization. The sources of power that help a manager be an effective leader include reward power, coercive power, expert power, and referent power. A manager needs to use the power that he or she has in beneficial ways and not abuse it.
Reward power: managers need to give or withhold tangible and intangible rewards to their subordinates.
Coercive power, they need to punish employees when necessary. This would include verbal reprimands, reductions in pay or working hours, or actual dismissal.
Expert power, managers must show that they have gained significant knowledge from their experience.
Referent power, a manager should behave in ways that encourage respect, admiration and loyalty from subordinates and coworkers. 2. Think of specific situations in which it might be especially important for a manager to engage in consideration and initiating structure. Managers perform consideration behaviors when they take steps that will benefit the well-being of the subordinates. They should show respect as an example of consideration behavior. Organizations are beginning to realize that if they are considerate and respectful to their employees, their employees in turn will be considerate and respectful to their customers. Delegating responsibilities is an example of initiating structure. When a manager assigns projects to subordinates or schedules their working hours and break times, he or she is initiating structure in the organization. 3. Discuss why managers might want to change the behaviors they engage in, given their situation, their subordinates, and the nature of the work being done. Do you think managers are able to readily change their leadership behaviors? Why or why not? Because different types of leading behaviors work best in different situations,