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| A leadership style in which a leader provides direction, exerts authority, and confers rewards and punishments on group members. |
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| A group decision-making method in which some person or group with authority tells a group what to do and the group ratifies the authority’s decision. |
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| A group technique for generating possible solutions to a problem. Brainstorming encourages ideas to flow freely without immediate criticism. |
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| A method of group decision making in which members work out a solution that satisfies each person’s minimum criteria but may not fully satisfy all members. |
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| A decision-making method in which all members of a group support a decision. |
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| Standards that group members use to evaluate alternative solutions or decisions. Criteria should be established during stage three of the standard agenda. |
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| A style of leadership that provides direction without imposing strict authority on a group. |
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| The ability to recognize which feelings are appropriate in which situations and the ability to communicate those feelings effectively. |
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| From the French term meaning “allow to do,” this style of leadership is nondirective and sometimes leads to unproductive group work. |
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| A group in which people from different departments or areas in an organization collaborate to solve problems, meet needs, or increase the quality of work life. Also called a continuous quality improvement team. |
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| logical, seven-step method for making decisions. |
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| A method of group decision making based on the support of a certain number of group members. Some groups have simple majority rule, whereas others require two-thirds or three-fourths support. |
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