1. Akeley Wood PE Dept Leadership

2. Akeley Wood PE Dept "the behavioural process of influencing individuals and groups towards set goals". What makes a good leader? Good ; decision- making; ; of activity; with performers; ; ; ; ; 10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 2 communicationeffective enthusiasm knowledge empathyvision motivational organised confidentcharismatic

3. Akeley Wood PE Dept10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 3 Effective Leadership Leader’s Qualities Leadership style Type of Situation Follower’s Qualities

4. Akeley Wood PE Dept  Leaders born –  Emergent leaders –  Prescribed leaders – 10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 4 from within a group – leadership qualities appointed by a higher authority personality trait to be a leader Largely discredited

5. Akeley Wood PE Dept  Interactional model  Leadership style –  Task -  Team members - 10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 5 task orientated – performance person orientated – relationships leader’s characteristics situational characteristics member characteristics

6. Akeley Wood PE Dept10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 6 Leadership style Situational characteristics Members characteristics

7. Akeley Wood PE Dept  Leaders needs to adapt style to suit and  Task orientated - focus on best when  Person-orientated – focus on best when 10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 7 task situation team performance developing relationships discipline needed skilled performers motivated good resources limited resources low ability unstructured task

8. Akeley Wood PE Dept  Autocratic –  Democratic –  Laissez-faire - 10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 8 leader-centred command approach authorative co-operative approach involve whole group in decisions passive rolefew decisions provides little feedback not good for sport

9. Akeley Wood PE Dept10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 9 Leadership styles Autocratic/task orientated – command Democratic/ person orientated – co-operative Laissez-faire - passive

10. Akeley Wood PE Dept  Use task-orientated / autocratic in  Use person-orientated / democratic in 10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 10 Most favourable situations Least favourable situations Moderately favourable situations

11. Akeley Wood PE Dept Leadership Scale for Sports – dimensions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 11 Training and instructing behaviour structured approachtechnical / tactics Democraticgroup involvement Autocraticleader makes decisions Social supportlook after group Rewardingreinforces good performance depends on individual’s performances

12. Akeley Wood PE Dept  Novices prefer  Individual sport’s performers prefer  Team players prefer  Females prefer  Older performers prefer 10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 12 rewardsdemocratic style social support democratic stylesocial support democratic style autocratic style training and instruction democratic style social supporttraining and instruction

13. Akeley Wood PE Dept When does good leadership happen? When – 10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 13 Preferred behaviour of members Required behaviour of situation Actual behaviour of leader All match

14. Akeley Wood PE Dept10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 14 Situational characteristics Leaders characteristics Members characteristics Required behaviour Actual behaviour Preferred behaviour 1. Quality of Performance 2. Level of satisfaction Antecedents Leaders behaviour Consequences

15. Akeley Wood PE Dept Success in sport is often linked to effective leadership. Fiedler (1967) suggested that the effectiveness of a leader depended upon the extent to which the leader’s style fitted the situation the team were in. (a)Name the two styles of leader that Fiedler identified and describe the different situations where each style is most effective.(5 marks) (b)Chelladurai suggested additional factors, other than the leader’s characteristics and different situations, which must be taken into account when assessing the effectiveness of leadership. Identify and explain one of these factors. (2 marks) 10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 15

16. Akeley Wood PE Dept (a)1. Task and person orientated/autocratic and democratic; sub max 1 mark 2. Task/autocratic – better in most and least favourable situations; 3. Better with larger groups/teams; 4. Better when quick decisions needed 5. dangerous situations; 6. Better when clear/impersonal goals;sub max 2 marks 7. Person/democratic – better in moderately favourable situations; 8. Better with small groups/individuals; 9. Better when quick decisions not needed/dangerous situations;sub max 2 marks (b) 1. Group members’ characteristics; 2. e.g. their experience/knowledge/attitudes/needs /age/ability/gender/personalities;max 2 marks or 3. Performers expectations/preferred behaviour; 4. What the athlete wants/expects from coach/situation;max 2 marks or 5. Performance outcomes/satisfaction; 6. Level of satisfaction that leadership gives to members/athlete; max 2 marks 10/22/2015Akeley Wood PE Dept 16