Tim Raitt Says: "We All Agree That Effective Leadership Is

Tim Raitt says: "We all agree that effective leadership is important, but that doesn't tell us how to make sure that the people we put in leadership positions are actually leaders. In my view, the most effective way to accomplish this goal is to identify the characteristics of effective leaders and make sure that the people in leadership positions have those qualities." Bonnie Haffior responds by saying: "You're on the right track, but effective leadership is less an issue of the characteristics that effective leaders have and more of an issue of what effective leaders do. If we can learn the most effective leadership behaviours, then we can identify future leaders and improve the performance of those currently in leadership positions."
J.C. Kahn-Tinn chimes in: "Your theories would be wonderful if they worked, but in reality they don't. People who are effective leaders in one context can be ineffective in another. Leadership approaches are not simply right or wrong. The most effective approach is to consider the context of the situation and then identify the leadership approach that is most appropriate to that situation."
Suppose that an executive who was an effective leader in organization X took a position with organization Y and was ineffective there. Which of the following, if true, would support Bonnie Haffior's likely explanation for the difference in performance?

A) The skills required in organization Y required the same kinds of leadership behaviour.
B) The executive lacked the qualities that lead to success in all leadership contexts.
C) The executive's actions at organization X were significantly different from those the executive took at organization Y.
D) Many of the people who held the executive's position have been even less effective.
E) After leaving organization Y, the executive took a position at organization Z, where she was even more effective than she was at organization X.