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COURSE: GLOBAL STUDIES IIYEAR: 2015

University of South East- Asia

Chapter 2 Society and Social Groups

UNIT 4 LEADERSHIP

LeadershipA leader is someone who

influences the behaviors, opinions, or attitudes of others.

A group without a designated leader tend to choose one among themselves.

TYPES OF LEADERS1. Instrumental leader (task-

oriented leader)2. Expressive leader

(socioemotional leader)

Instrumental leader

Instrumental leaderAn instrumental leader is someone

who tries to keep the group moving toward its goal.

They try to keep members from being sidetracked, reminding them of what they need to accomplish.

Expressive leader

Expressive leaderThis person is not usually

recognized as a leader, but in essence, he or she actually is.

This person keeps the good mood in a group, offers sympathy, cracks jokes, etc.

* It is difficult for one person to be both kinds of leader because the characteristics contradict each other.

LEADERSHIP STYLES

There are three basic leadership styles:

1. Authoritarian leader2. Democratic leader3. Laissez- faire leader

Authoritarian leader

Authoritarian leaderAn authoritarian leader is someone

who leads by giving orders.This person assigned tasks and

sees to it that they are being implemented.

Democratic leader

Democratic leaderA democratic leader is someone

who leads by trying to reach a consensus.

This person suggests alternative approaches when a specific task is difficult to achieve.

Laissez-faire leader

Laissez-faire leaderA laissez-faire leader is someone

who leads by highly permissive.This person is very passive, giving

permission to people to do as they please.