Deck 4: Leadership Essentials

Question 1

Match the leadership trait with its description.
a.drive
b.leadership motivation
c.honesty and integrity
d.self-confidence
e.cognitive ability
f.knowledge of the business
Essential qualities for building credibility and trust

Answer 1

c

Question 2

According to path-goal leadership theory,with which leadership style do managers treat employees as equals in a friendly manner while striving to improve their well-being?

A) directive
B) supportive
C) participative
D) achievement-oriented

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In order to be a great leader,you must possess all the leadership qualities mentioned in the text.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

________ is the process of inspiring,influencing,directing,and guiding others to participate in a common effort.

Question 5

According to researchers,transformational leadership is better suited to a competitive organization,whereas servant leadership is better suited to a public,religious,educational,or nonprofit organization.

Question 6

Leaders who value effective communication try to minimize their use of________,which is informal terminology unique to a business or industry that is often not understood by people outside the organization.

Question 7

According to researcher James MacGregor Burns,leadership is either transactional (based on transactions between managers and employees)or________ (based on relationships between managers and employees).

Question 8

There is no such thing as the ideal leadership style.

Question 9

Developing people involves learning about your employees and their skills,knowledge,education,goals,and dreams and meeting with them individually to create a development plan consistent with their personal goals.

Question 10

Which leadership theory contends that effective leaders have similar personality or behavioral characteristics that ineffective leaders lack?

A) trait theory
B) behavioral styles theory
C) contingency theory
D) path-goal theory

Question 11

Which classic style of leadership behavior permits self-starters to do what they think is appropriate without interference or direction from their leader?

A) authoritarian
B) democratic
C) laissez-faire
D) charismatic

Question 12

Which of these situational leadership theories is based on directing,coaching,supporting,and delegating?

A) Blanchard & Hersey's situational leadership model
B) Fiedler's Contingency Theory
C) path-goal theory
D) Blake/Mouton Leadership Model

Question 13

Match the leadership trait with its description.
a.drive
b.leadership motivation
c.honesty and integrity
d.self-confidence
e.cognitive ability
f.knowledge of the business
Believing in yourself and controlling your emotions

Question 14

According to Fiedler's contingency theory,a leader's performance depends on his or her basic motivation as well as on the likelihood that he or she can successfully accomplish the job.

Question 15

Which of these is not a characteristic of transformational leaders,according to the research of Bass and Burns?

A) Provides a positive influence that elicits employee trust
B) Motivates and inspires employees to understand the importance of their jobs and to work together to achieve the organization's vision and goals
C) Discourages employees from using their own intellectual abilities to solve problems
D) Coaches and develops individual employees to help them reach their potential for personal growth as well as for the benefit of the organization
Enter the appropriate word(s)to complete the statement.

Question 16

Authoritarian leaders assign people to clearly defined tasks,and there is primarily a ________ flow of communication.

Question 17

A strong commitment to honesty,integrity,ethics,and building trust is important to ________ leadership.

Question 18

In which management style on the Blake/Mouton leadership grid is work accomplished from committed people,and interdependence through a common stake in organizational purpose that leads to relationships of trust and respect?

A) Country Club Management (1,9)
B) Team Management (9,9)
C) Impoverished Management (1,1)
D) Middle-of-the-Road Management (5,5)

Question 19

Fiedler's ________ theory is based on the notion that a leader's performance depends on the likelihood that he or she can successfully accomplish the job and the leader's basic motivation.

Question 20

Servant leadership differs from transformational leadership in that servant leadership focuses on leaders who inspire employees to achieve a shared vision.

Question 21

What are the three classic styles of leadership behavior?

Question 22

Match the leadership trait with its description.
a.drive
b.leadership motivation
c.honesty and integrity
d.self-confidence
e.cognitive ability
f.knowledge of the business
A broad term that includes achievement,motivation,ambition,energy,tenacity,and initiative

Question 23

Among the leadership theories discussed in the book,which was the most thoroughly tested?

Question 24

According to path-goal theory,what do leaders need to do to motivate their employees?

Question 25

Match the leadership trait with its description.
a.drive
b.leadership motivation
c.honesty and integrity
d.self-confidence
e.cognitive ability
f.knowledge of the business
A high level of knowledge that also encompasses the industry and technical matters

Question 26

What is one of the most popular and best-known schemes for developing behavioral styles in the workplace?

Question 27

According to Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership,what type of leaders perform better when the situation is highly unfavorable or highly favorable?

Question 28

Which path-goal leadership style are supervisors who have talented and goal-oriented people likely to use?

Question 29

Match the leadership trait with its description.
a.drive
b.leadership motivation
c.honesty and integrity
d.self-confidence
e.cognitive ability
f.knowledge of the business
Good judgment and strong analytical abilities

Question 30

Match the leadership trait with its description.
a.drive
b.leadership motivation
c.honesty and integrity
d.self-confidence
e.cognitive ability
f.knowledge of the business
The desire to lead but not to seek power for its own sake