Deck 20: The Road Ahead: Challenge and Charge

Question 1

Abraham Lincoln was by nature a teacher-patient and encouraging people. Almost no situation could occur in which Lincoln could not apply the techniques of metaphor and example to instruct his audience and inspire them. In the context of the nine keys of leadership success, which component does this exemplify?

A) Developing others (the master key)
B) Understanding people (the skeleton key)
C) The empowerment of people (the front door key)
D) The power of vision (the ignition key)

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Lincoln's character, the ability of his followers, and the economic strength of the North combined to illustrate the ________.

A) challenge of war
B) demands of peace
C) pressure of time
D) need for rest
E) leadership variables

Answer 2

E

Question 3

In the context of the nine keys of leadership success, which of the following best describes the front door key?

A) The importance of ethics, including the character of the leader-honor, honesty, courage, and other related qualities
B) The empowerment of people, including the power that comes with a leadership position, combined with a leader's practice of servant leadership
C) A leader's ability to understand people and to persuade them to do things, including sensitivity to their needs, skill in listening and speaking, and motivation effectiveness
D) A leader's mastery of leadership principles, including the assignment of work, communication with followers, team building, and the rewarding of performance

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Lincoln's knowledge of the American people and his ability to use humor and wit to communicate without rancor are examples of understanding people and the art of persuasion.

Question 5

Examples of Lincoln's mastery of leadership principles include assignment of work, developing a high performance team, and ________.

A) scapegoating
B) collecting weapons
C) supporting the people
D) rewarding performance
E) none of these

Question 6

The fact that Lincoln held the bar high for his generals, and that he replaced them, no matter how uncomfortable he personally felt, if they failed to perform is evidence of his ________.

A) commitment to results
B) effective discipline
C) concern for others
D) poor temper
E) none of these

Question 7

In the context of the nine keys of leadership success, which of the following best describes the multiplication key?

A) A leader's use of principles and techniques for effective delegation, giving orders, and tapping the potential of all types of followers
B) A leader's ability to develop others and bring out their best in personal growth and job performance, including the ability to lead people through change and maintain adaptive capacity
C) The interaction among leadership qualities, the characteristics of followers, and the nature of the situation
D) The importance of ethics, including the character of the leader-honor, honesty, courage, and other related qualities

Question 8

The trend toward team-based projects, virtual communities, and ________ will only accelerate the move toward shared leadership and the need for leadership education.

A) two-career families
B) personal responsibility
C) mergers
D) bio-engineering
E) none of these

Question 9

Two aspects of caring leadership are commitment to a task and ________.

A) concern for others
B) style of the followers
C) personality
D) space
E) execution

Question 10

In the context of the nine keys of leadership success, Abraham Lincoln's devotion to goodness as he understood it to be, regardless of self-interest or the dictates of public opinion, is evidence of his ability to multiply effectiveness.

Question 11

Abraham Lincoln's delivery of the Gettysburg address was an example of the desire and ability to convey a powerful vision.

Question 12

In the context of the nine keys of leadership success, which of the following refers to a leader's ability to achieve results, including the degree of discipline the leader has developed in followers, and the effective use of corrective action?

A) The golden key
B) The skeleton key
C) The vault key
D) The score key

Question 13

In the context of the nine keys of leadership success, which of the following refers to the importance of ethics, including the character of the leader-honor, honesty, courage, and other related qualities?

A) The golden key
B) The skeleton key
C) The vault key
D) The master key

Question 14

Abraham Lincoln's great competence was seen in his knowledge of history, law, and current conditions, which he used in addition to common sense and practical judgment in dealing with people. He had common sense, a kindly disposition, a straightforward purpose, and a shrewd perception of the ins and outs of human nature. In the context of the nine keys of leadership success, which component does this exemplify?

A) Developing others (the master key)
B) Understanding people (the skeleton key)
C) Performance management (the score key)
D) Leadership principles (the vault key)

Question 15

Lincoln's selection and support of Ulysses S. Grant as Commander of the Union Army was an example of effective delegation.

Question 16

Both ________ and ________ led their teams by commitment to a task and ________ for people.

A) John Wooden; Bobby Knight; disdain
B) Pat Summit; Geno Auriemma; disregard
C) Amos Alonzo Stagg; Eddie Robinson; compassion
D) Tom Landry; Chuck Noll; genuine concern

Question 17

In the context of the nine keys of leadership success, which of the following refers to a leader's ability to understand people and to persuade them to do things, including sensitivity to their needs, skill in listening and speaking, and motivation effectiveness?

A) The golden key
B) The skeleton key
C) The vault key
D) The master key

Question 18

In the context of the nine keys of leadership success, which of the following refers to a leader's mastery of leadership principles, including the assignment of work, communication with followers, team building, and the rewarding of performance?

A) The ignition key
B) The multiplication key
C) The vault key
D) The score key