Unit 4 - Leadership

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Commerce 2: Unit 4, 5 en 6

Simulise project 'Center Parcs/Gofit'

Mondeling examens

Mondeling examens

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- gesprek met docent van 4 - 6 min

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Leadership

Unit 4

What qualities does a good leader possess?

Name some leadership styles

What does a democratic leadership style mean?

I seek the input and ideas of all team members to determine the best way forward

What does an autocratic leadership style mean?

Autocratic

My way or the highway- I dictate what needs to be done and how to do it

What does a coaching leadership style mean?

Coaching

I strive to bring out the best in my team – unlocking their potential is the key to success

What does a visionary style mean?

Visionary

I create transformational change by inspiring and empowering those around me

What does a servant style mean?

I lead with empathy and put the needs of the team above my own- if they succeed, we all succeed

Autocratic: the boss or manager makes all the decisions

Democratic: decision making is shared with members of a group

Coaching: I strive to bring out the best in my team – unlocking their potential is the key to success

Visionary: I create transformational change by inspiring and empowering those around me

Servant: I lead with empathy and put the needs of the team above my own- if they succeed, we all succeed

What kind of style is shown?

What kind of leadership style is shown here?

What kind of leadership is shown here?

Today's menu

Start up

Reading p 23

Reading 2 - hand out

TED talk: How I survived workplace bullying

Assignment 1

Good leaders … are a source of inspiration

work ………………………………………………….

encourage ………………………………………………….

ask ………………………………………………….

give ………………………………………………….

praise ………………………………………………….

develop ………………………………………………….

identify ………………………………………………….

Good leaders … are a source of inspiration

work as part of the team 

encourage all their staff to work towards the same goal

ask their employees' opinions

give their staff freedom to make their own decisions

praise people's achievements

develop staff so they do their jobs better than their managers

identify the potential of others

Read the handout

do the preparation exercise

read the text

do tasks 1 and  2

1. b
2. a
3. d
4. c
5. e
6. h
7. f
8. g

Task 1

1. Gabriela's management style worked well with her team in Brazil but not with her team in Sweden

true

2. Gabriela's team questioned her proposals and her decisions because they didn't trust or respect her.

false

3. Gabriela was satisfied with her Swedish manager's way of dealing with her problem.

false

4. Gabriela found it helpful to talk openly with her team about the differences in their expectations.

true

5. Gabriela faced a problem with her Swedish team because her management style was old-fashioned and wrong for the modern world.

false

6. The author believes that people from high power distance cultures and low power distance cultures should never work together.

false

Answer the questions on the handout

1. She undertook 3 steps when she wanted the bullying to stop. What were the steps?
1.
2.
3.

2. What is the difference between a bully and a mistake?

3. Could you give an example of a ‘joke’ the people at her work had made?

4. She mentions more things she did to make the bullying stop/durable (coping strategy). How many more?

5. Why did she stay that long?

6. That is in the tool kit?

7. When do we get along a little bit better?