Deck 9: Collaborative Leadership

Question 1

Collaborative leadership requires specific skills to allow the development and management of interorganizational strategic alliances.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Collaborative leadership is considered complex because it demands that leaders achieve success by bringing together, motivating, and aligning the goals of many individuals and stakeholders.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Varying resources among stakeholders are rare barriers encountered by collaborative leaders.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Collaborative alliances are emerging as the preferred model for complex problem-solving especially when:

A) A poor economy demands strong, directive leadership.
B) Diverse stakeholders address issues that affect broad segments of an organization or community.
C) Individuals seek leadership by example.
D) None of the above

Question 5

To promote problem-solving among stakeholders, the healthcare manager should demonstrate specific behaviors, including:

A) Confidence that the goals and objectives are achievable.
B) The ability to share knowledge with the collaborators and have the authority to advance their work.
C) Both A & B are correct.
D) Both A & B are incorrect.

Question 6

There are many similarities among the behaviors, traits and skills observed in various leadership styles such as, transformational, servant, and autocratic.

Question 7

Emotional intelligence is achieved by successfully completing a post graduate fellowship.

Question 8

Strategies for a collaborative leader include, but are not limited to:

A) Building trust and creating a safe environment for the exchanging of ideas.
B) Subjugating his/her own personal and professional aspirations to those of employees.
C) Understanding different people need different things from their work.
D) Driving transformational change is the sole responsibility of the leader.

Question 9

A challenge associated with collaborative leadership is:

A) Collaboration can be achieved expeditiously.
B) Often confused with autocratic type leadership style.
C) Teams seldom lose focus during the change process.
D) Collaborative leaders may need to cede some of their power and authority to the group

Question 10

Good leadership skills support excellence in healthcare management.

Question 11

One of the main differences between collaborative and transformational leaders is:

A) Collaborative leaders have the ability to achieve success through alliances with people and resources beyond their direct reporting control
B) Collaborative leaders have higher social skills than transformational leaders.
C) Collaborative leaders micromanage more effectively.
D) Collaborative leaders always focus on the mission and vision of the organization.

Question 12

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a leadership attribute that is viewed as increasingly critical
to an individual's social effectiveness.

Question 13

Traits and skills of collaborative leaders include:

A) Self-confidence and social skills
B) Flexibility and strategic thinking
C) Resilience and continual learning
D) All of the above

Question 14

The good news is that collaborative leadership skills can be learned very quickly and without much effort.

Question 15

Collaborative leadership is a valuable tool to promote synergy and successful outcomes in today's complex healthcare environment.