LEADER PROTOTYPE
A person who is the leader of a company or group who is thought to possess features shared by most…
LEADER-CATEGORIZATION THEORY
A model which makes the assumption that outsiders will automatically and spontaneously (without forethought) consider themselves as leaders of a…
LEADERLESS GROUP
A group who does not, at the time (in context), have a leader or figurehead through which executive decisions are…
LEADERLESS GROUP DISCUSSION (LGD)
Involves discussion between members of a group pertaining to the details of potential leaders and their currently lacking executive command.
LEADERLESS GROUP THERAPY
A form of psychotherapy in which meetings and discussions are held on a regular basis between members of a closed…
LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE THEORY (LMX THEORY!
An assumption that leaders will develop relationships which typically involve a degree of exchange between themselves and subordinates or co-workers.…
LEADERSHIP
Is the process whereby one member of a group takes executive control over a groups function and aims. The leader…
LEADERSHIP EMERGENCE
The process during which a leader is recognized by their peers as the leader of a firmly leaderless group. See…
LEADERSHIP ROLE
Is the position held by the leader of a group whose responsibilities include the guidance of others to work towards…
LEADERSHIP STYLE
The way in which a leader manages their workload and team, this involves their tendencies, methods and mannerisms in their…
LEADERSHIP SUBSTITUTE
A change of environment or personnel which renders the position of a single leader unnecessary in some areas of work…
LEADERSHIP THEORIES
Theories which attempt to apply rules and ideals to explain the behaviours of leaders oaf group. Primary theory groups include…
LEAD-PIPE RIGIDITY
observed in sufferers of Parkinson's disease and Cerebral Palsy. It is a condition resulting in muscular rigidity resisting slow and…
LEAF SWITCH
An easy to use switch requiring little force to activate allowing those with disabilities involving the limbs to operate them.
LEARNED AUTONOMIC CONTROL
The person's ability to take control of normally automatic bodily responses (as a result of the autonomic nervous system) such…
LEARNED HELPLESSNESS
A feeling of permanent helplessness which typically arises after exposure to an unpleasant event or stimuli which the person observing…
LEARNED OPTIMISM
A psychotherapy mechanism where patients systematically remove depressive thoughts concentrating on the positive.
LEARNED TREATISE EXCEPTION
an exception found in US case law through which experts are allowed (normally they are not) to discuss the potential…