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WGU D072 Fundamentals for Success in Business
Questions & Answers
1. Autocratic Leadership
Answer A form of leadership in which the leader makes decisions on his or her own and then
announces those decisions to the group.
2. Authoritative Leadership
Answer -Makes decisions for the group
-Staff output is high
-Uses coercion (gets people to do things via force or threats)
-Communications goes down a chain of command
3. Laissez-faire Leadership
Answer A leadership style that leaves much of the business decision-making to the workforce -
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a 'hands off' approach and the reverse of the autocratic style
4. Participative Leadership
Answer Leaders work with team members to make decisions together. They support and
encourage them and are more participatory. M3 Follow- ers
5. Selling leadership
Answer Leaders are still the decision-makers, but they communicate and work to persuade
employees rather than simply direct them. M2 Followers
6. Telling Leadership
Answer This is a directive and authoritative approach. The leader makes decisions and tells
employees what to do. M1 Followers
7. Delegating Leadership
Answer The leader assigns decision-making responsibility to team members but oversees
their work. M4 Followers
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8. People Oriented Leadership
Answer creating overall success by building lasting rela- tionships with employees.This type of
leader does care about tasks and schedules, but he/she believes that work culture is more
important.
9. Task-oriented Leadership
Answer focuses on overall success through the completion of tasks. This type of leader doesn't
care as much about relationship building as he/she cares about workers meeting particular
goals within a preset time frame.
10. Transactional Leadership
Answer leadership based on an exchange process in which followers are rewarded for good
performance and punished for poor performance
11. Visionary Leadership
Answer leadership that creates a positive image of the future that motivates organizational
members and provides direction for future planning and goal setting
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