Deck 14: Practicing Leadership: Its Your Turn

Question 1

The authors contend that the approaches to leadership described in the text are the correct ways to lead.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Being culturally responsive is essential to being an effective leader.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

As profiled by Michael Loban, successful leadership is framed by versatility.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Loban urges student leaders to utilize one effective approach to leadership.

Question 5

Loban's essay focuses on identifying leadership habits and rituals.

Question 6

According to Loban, identifying your leadership habits and rituals is enough to attain success.

Question 7

Loban warns against self perceptions when deciding about leadership responsibilities.

Question 8

The ACE theory of psychology, as described by Mary Satchwell, is composed of action, charisma, and empathy.

Question 9

The ACE theory emphasizes interpersonal and professional skills for the school environment.

Question 10

In developing one's own theory of leadership, one should find one approach that fits and use it consistently in order to be successful.

Question 11

Michael Loban's approach to leadership includes which of the following?

A) That a chosen approach to leadership remains effective across environments
B) That a leadership approach must be versatile
C) That habits are not important in self-assessing leadership traits
D) That leaders need to understand themselves and not their employees or followers
E) None of these are important to Loban

Question 12

Loyalty, generally a positive leadership trait

A) Is found when leaders are supportive of the group
B) Can interfere with a leader's ability to manage effectively if the leader becomes too attached to group members
C) Is found when leaders stay with a particular group for a long time
D) A and C
E) A, B, and C

Question 13

Apathy is considered a negative trait and impacts leadership because

A) Leadership is service
B) Apathetic people carry the burden of leadership in a complaining way
C) Apathetic people work well in large groups
D) Apathetic people are anxious to take on new tasks and challenges
E) Apathetic people embrace hard work

Question 14

Realism as a leadership trait is

A) Characteristic of implementers
B) Characteristic of visionaries
C) Very must like dreaming
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 15

According to Loban, in examining where one is in one's leadership development, one should

A) Identify the time needed to develop a strategy when solving problems
B) Be a good follower
C) Try to raise the spirits of those one works with
D) Know under what conditions one does not like to be in
E) All of the above are important

Question 16

In Mary Satchwell's ACE Theory of school psychology a leader

A) Need not possess expertise and knowledge; she/he depends on others to provide those
B) Needs to work independently without collaboration
C) Should not display empathy for others as it demonstrates weakness in decision making
D) Need not inspire others on a project team
E) None of these apply

Question 17

In order to develop one's own theory of leadership, the authors urge students to

A) Review the text for takeaways, keys points from each chapter relevant to each student
B) Conduct assessments of one's current leadership traits
C) Be reflective on one's strengths and weaknesses in leadership situations
D) Continue to be flexible in their approach over time
E) All of the above are recommended

Question 18

The ACE model of school leadership does not include which of the following?

A) Charisma
B) Professional knowledge and skills
C) A sympathetic understanding of the needs of others
D) An elaborate and complex approach to dealing with psychological issues in the school
E: The ability to engage and inspire others

Question 19

In developing one's own leadership model, the authors urge all of the following but

A) Adopting one approach and using ties principles for an extended period of time
B) Taking pieces of several models of leadership
C) Adapting one's style of leadership to fit the situation
D) Be versatile in one's leadership style
E) None of the above

Question 20

Michael Loban discusses habits

A) As a way of understanding one's leadership traits
B) As possible barriers to understanding one's leadership traits
C) As rituals, followed without reflection
D) A and B
E) A, B, and C

Question 21

Which of Michael Loban's positive traits do you think are most important to successful leadership and why?

Question 22

Loban gives some guidelines on effectively leading conversations as a way of developing leadership. Name four of them.

Question 23

Loban likens having a paradigm to wearing special lenses. What does he mean in relationship to leadership?

Question 24

The authors urge that one's personal leadership style may be revised when new information and experiences are encountered. What do they mean by this?

Question 25

What is your ah-ha moment from this book? What statement or idea caused you the greatest reflection on your part?