Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs Maslow wanted to understand what motivates people. He believed that individuals possess a set of motivation systems unrelated to rewards or unconscious desires. Maslow stated that people are motivated to achieve certain needs. When one need is fulfilled a person seeks to fulfil the next one‚ and so on. The original hierarchy of needs five-stage model includes: 1. Biological and Physiological needs - air‚ food‚ drink‚ shelter‚ warmth‚ sex‚ sleep. 2. Safety needs -
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uniformed public services Task 1a (Unit 2 Team Leadership in the Public Services: P1) Describe leadership styles and their use in the Uniformed Public Services. To achieve this you need to describe at least FIVE leadership styles (e.g. authoritarian‚ democratic‚ etc) and in what situation they are used in the Uniformed Public Services (e.g. on the front line in Iraq). Task 1a Leadership Style Description Public Service situation used Task-Orientated Leadership This is where the leader
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out the leadership generates motivation when it increases the number and kinds of payoffs that subordinates achieve from their work. The basic idea behind the Path-Goal Theory is each type of leader behaviors‚ which are directive‚ supportive‚ participative and achievement oriented have a different king of impact on subordinates’ motivation. This simply means that the Path-Goal Theory does not lock leaders into one type of leadership. This theory gives leaders the opportunity to adapt their styles
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‘Rules‚ guides or inspires others.’ The Oxford English Dictionary definition of leadership is: [1] "The action of leading a group of people or an organization‚ or the ability to do this." Leadership Styles used in the Public Services AUTHORITARIAN: This style is also know as Autocratic Leadership‚ it is a dictatorial method of leading‚ low concern for followers and high emphasis on task‚ typically reinforced with threat‚ punishment‚ and often ruthless exploitation of workers‚ who have little
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A Tale of Two Coaches Coach Bobby Knight and his famous protégé‚ coach Mike Krzyzewski both share leadership styles and in many ways their styles are vastly different. Leadership is influence: it is getting people to deliver a set of results. Studies by Zaccaro‚ Kemp and Bader identified traits used by effective leaders such as cognitive abilities‚ extroversion‚ conscientiousness‚ stability‚ openness‚ motivation‚ agreeableness‚ social intelligence‚ self monitoring‚ emotional intelligence and problem
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management of human resources it is useful to investigate whether‚ for example‚ there is less use of directive form of leadership in preference to consultative‚ participative and delegative leadership practices. If so‚ such practices will be in line with the expected liberalisation in today’s world as different from yesterday’s more authoritarian styles of organisational management. It would be useful to know what personal characteristics‚ such as age‚ have on leadership practices which is supposedly
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Centralization and Decentralization Changing the decision-making authority and the corresponding organizational structure. Explanation of Centralization and Decentralization. CENTRALIZATION AND DECENTRALIZATION? DESCRIPTION An organization has to make strategic and operational decisions. Where and by whom should these decisions be made? And: how should the organization structure be adapted? Centralization and Decentralization are two opposite ways to transfer decision-making power and to change
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create a balanced work environment. Although‚ Kelly is handed many obstacles to deter her forward progress she continues to move forward‚ handling each set back as a new goal to work through. This student feels that Kelly uses a Democratic‚ or participative‚ leadership style with her employees. Kelly involves staff in some decision making and creates an open line of communication. Kelly has made a concerted effort to increase satisfaction for the employees. This
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1. Situational Leadership provides a simple and logical framework with four basic decision-making styles - authoritative‚ consultative‚ facilitative‚ and delegative. Briefly describe these styles and describe when they are appropriate to use. Our textbook states that authoritative decision-making style‚ “applies in situations where the manager has the necessary experience and information to reach a conclusion and followers do not possess the ability‚ willingness‚ or confidence to help” (p. 295)
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LEADERSHIP THEORIES. 1. "Great Man" Theories: Have you ever heard someone described as "born to lead?" According to this point of view‚ great leaders are simply born with the necessary internal characteristics such as charisma‚ confidence‚ intelligence‚ and social skills that make them natural-born leaders. Great man theories assume that the capacity for leadership is inherent – that great leaders are born‚ not made. These theories often portray great leaders as heroic‚ mythic and destined to
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