Bell Work
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Finish these sentences and be
prepared to explain.
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The best boss I have ever had…
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The best teacher I have ever had…
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A leader must…
Leadership
A leader is someone who influences
other people.
Election Time
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It is time to elect a new world leader. Here are the facts
about the three candidates.
Candidate A: Associates with crooked politicians, and consults
with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He also chain
smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.
Candidate B: He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until
noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey
every evening.
Candidate C: He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian,
doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated
on his wife.
Which of these candidates would be your choice?
Remember that your vote would be the deciding factor as to
who gets elected.
Election Time
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Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Candidate B is Winston Churchill
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Candidate C is Adolf Hitler
Who Becomes A Leader?
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A leader represents the values of
the group.
A leader is more talkative and
expresses determination as well as
self-confidence.
Physical attributes of a leader?
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Attractive
Tall
Types of Leaders
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Instrumental
Leader (taskoriented)
Expressive Leader
(socioemotional)
Leadership Styles
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Authoritarian
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Democratic
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One who gives
orders
One who tries to
gain a consensus
Laissez-faire
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One who is highly
permissive
Ronald Lippitt and Ralph White (1958)
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A study using groups of five boys.
Results:
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Authoritarian: boys became independent,
showed a high degree of solidarity, and
aggressive toward leader.
Democratic: boys were friendly, and looked
to one another for mutual acceptance.
Laissez-faire: boys asked more questions
but made fewer decisions on their own and
showed a lack of achievement.
Time for an Experiment
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The Asch Experiment
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Pg. 141 (s.c.) or pg. 167 (h.c.)
Results
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33% gave in to the group half of the
time.
40% gave wrong answers but not as
often.
25% always gave the correct response.
The Power of Authority
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The Milgram Experiment
Watch the video clip about the
Milgram experiment and answer this
critical thinking question:
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Why do people of authority have so
much influence over us?
http://www.betterdaystv.net/play.php?
vid=19890