Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
‘Self-regulatory focus theory’ and leadership
Self-regulatory focus theory
People’s focus is to approach pleasure or avoid pain
Promotion goals focus on 1
Prevention goals emphasise avoiding punishment
Factors that affect people’s focus
The Chronic Factor
- comes from one’s 2
The 3 Factor
- we are more likely to focus on promotion goals when with a 4
- we are more likely to focus on prevention goals with our boss
How people’s focus affects them
Promotion Focus: People think about an ideal version of themselves, their 5 and their gains.
Prevention Focus: People think about their ‘ought’ self and their obligations
Leaders
Leadership behaviour and 6 affects people’s focus
Transformational Leaders:
- pay special attention to the 7 of their followers
- passionately communicate a clear 8
- inspire promotion focus in followers
Transactional Leaders:
- create 9 to make expectations clear
- emphasise the results of a mistake
- inspire prevention focus in followers
Conclusion
Promotion Focus is good for jobs requiring 10
Prevention Focus is good for work such as a surgeon Leaders’ actions affect which focus people use
