Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter you should be able to:

1.

Define and differentiate between these terms: leader and leadership, designated leader and emergent leader.

2.

Suggest the five sources of power upon which a leader may rely to influence members.

3.

Describe the process of leader emergence, including the four scenarios suggested by the Bormann research.

4.

Explain the characteristic features of the following ways of looking at leadership, identify any theoretical explanations connected with each, and suggest the utility each offers to group members: (1) the trait perspective, (2) the style perspective, (3) the situational perspective, (4) the contingency perspective, (5) the functional perspective, (6) the leader as medium, and (7) transformational leadership.

5.

Specify and explain the characteristics of an effective group leader.

6.

Recall the five major areas of responsibility that a successful group leader will attempt to manage, and specify how he or she might go about the attempt at management.

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