Deck 16: Managing and Leading for Tomorrow

Question 1

According to the "Moon Shots for Management" report,a natural hierarchy features ________.

A) power flowing from the bottom up
B) power flowing from the top down
C) leaders being appointed by wise owners
D) formal structure

Answer 1

A

Question 2

According to the "Moon Shots for Management" report,a top priority for managers should be to pursue goals that are socially valuable.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

According to the "Moon Shots for Management" report,organizations should strive to be ________.

A) larger and more innovative
B) smaller and more innovative
C) larger and more disciplined
D) larger and more responsible

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Chade-Meng Tan of Google thinks that a good leader should know that he or she needs other people.

Question 5

The top three ideas in the "Moon Shots for Management" report focused on ________.

A) operations
B) ethics
C) profits
D) diversity

Question 6

Most people find it harder to focus on a negative goal than a positive goal.

Question 7

Which statement about values and ethics best reflects the philosophy of resonant leadership?

A) Managers should strive to develop their own ethical values and demand that organizations support them.
B) Managers should strive to support their organization's ethical values under all circumstances.
C) Managers should strive to keep their ideas about ethics and values separate from those of their organization.
D) Organizations should insist that managers support the organizational values and ethics that they have created.

Question 8

A great leader,according to Chade-Meng Tan,is someone who is able to "get things done."

Question 9

The authors of the "Moonshots for Management" report urge leaders to fight change whenever they can.

Question 10

According to Boyatzis's model,intentional change begins with the identification of your ________.

A) real self
B) short-term goals
C) strengths and weaknesses
D) ideal self

Question 11

According to the "Moon Shots for Management" report,issues of beauty and justice should have ________ issues of efficiency and profit.

A) higher priority than
B) equal priority to
C) lower priority than
D) no connection to

Question 12

For 21st-century managers,education should ________.

A) include an MBA program
B) consist primarily of on-the-job experience
C) be ongoing
D) be mandated by their organizations

Question 13

Google's Chade-Meng Tan would say that,first and foremost,good leaders need to be ________.

A) smart
B) careful
C) efficient
D) happy

Question 14

Fighting against change is ________.

A) natural and can be helpful in the long run
B) unnatural, but can be helpful in the short run
C) futile and can be destructive
D) a noble cause that all managers should join

Question 15

According to Google's Chade-Meng Tan,the cognitive component of compassion is ________.

A) "I understand you"
B) "I feel for you"
C) "I want to help you"
D) "I think about your goals"

Question 16

What are the keys to being a resonant leader?

A) authority, ethics, and courage
B) ethics, discipline, and authority
C) emotional intelligence, academic intelligence, and efficient use of power
D) emotional intelligence, ethics, and responsible use of power

Question 17

The best way to learn something new is to ________.

A) try to correct a deficiency
B) focus on what's not working
C) focus on a positive goal
D) try to identify a problem area

Question 18

Chade-Meng Tan of Google thinks that leaders who are just good enough to "get things done" are the ________.

A) best leaders
B) ones who drive innovation
C) ones who fail to make breakthroughs
D) worst leaders

Question 19

To foster creativity,"Moon Shots for Management" suggests that managers ________.

A) reward innovation with high pay
B) hire artists as organizational consultants
C) take a day off each month for meditation
D) create internal markets for ideas

Question 20

According to Chade-Meng Tan of Google,leadership is about ________.

A) character and personality
B) character and compassion
C) compassion and empathy
D) empathy and discipline

Question 21

Describe a gap that you see between your real and ideal self.Give an example of how this gap plays out in your life.

Question 22

According to Boyatzis's model,the second stage of intentional change focuses on the identification of your ________.

A) real self
B) strengths
C) weaknesses
D) ideal self

Question 23

According to Boyatzis,the final stage of intentional change focuses on ________.

A) total re-creation of who you are
B) becoming egoless
C) experimenting
D) performing exercises for reconstruction

Question 24

The third stage of Boyatzis's intentional change model focuses on the identification of ________.

A) your skills and abilities
B) a learning plan based on the gaps between your real and ideal self
C) the similarities between your real and your ideal self
D) the gaps between your ideas and your actions

Question 25

Why do you think the "Moon Shots for Management" report places so much emphasis on social responsibility for organizations?

Question 26

What does Chade-Meng Tan of Google mean when he says a leader should operate with an "egoless ego"?

Question 27

Think about the "Moon Shots for Management" and which ones resonated with you.What approach would you like to implement in an organization? Why is it important to you?

Question 28

Rank your top five values that you listed in the "My Values" exercise on page 620.Explain each choice.