Question 1

Some people say the hard skills (finance, quantitative analysis) are more important for managers than soft skills (developing relationships, leadership), and some say the opposite is true. What is your view?

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Question 2

Should leadership be the manager's job, or should leadership be a shared process?

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Question 3

Can college students really develop their leadership skills through a college course? Why or why not?

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Question 4

Do you believe that you are a born leader? Do you believe that you can develop your leadership skills to improve job performance?

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Question 5

Do managers where you work(ed) treat their employees as valuable assets? Explain.

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Question 6

Give examples of traits and behaviors that helped make your past or present manager a successful leader.

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Question 7

Are the managers where you work(ed) effective at influencing their employees to bring about change? Explain.

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Question 8

Give one job example of the specific behavior you or some other leader displayed when performing the figurehead, leader, and liaison roles. For each of the three roles, be sure to identify the leader as you or another, the role by its name, and the specific behavior.

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Question 9

Give one job example of the specific behavior you or some other leader conducted when performing the monitor, disseminator, or spokesperson roles. For each of the three roles, be sure to identify the leader as you or another, the role by its name, and the specific behavior.

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Question 10

Does your present or past manager focus more on management or leadership? Explain, using examples.

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Question 11

Are you interested in sharing leadership, or do you prefer to be a follower?

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Question 12

Should leadership courses focus on teaching students about leadership or on teaching students to be leaders?

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Question 13

Is leadership ability universal, or is a good leader in one environment also effective in another? For example, can a leader in one industry (e.g., a hospital) be successful in another industry (e.g., a bank)?

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Question 14

Give one job example of the specific behavior you or some other leader performed when fulfilling the entrepreneur, disturbance-handler, resource-allocator, and negotiator roles. For each of the four roles, be sure to identify the leader as you or another, the role by its name, and the specific behavior.

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Quiz 1: Who Is a Leader and What Skills Do Leaders Need

Some people say the hard skills (finance, quantitative analysis) are more important for managers than soft skills (developing relationships, leadership), and some say the opposite is true. What is your view?

Should leadership be the manager's job, or should leadership be a shared process?

Can college students really develop their leadership skills through a college course? Why or why not?

Do you believe that you are a born leader? Do you believe that you can develop your leadership skills to improve job performance?

Do managers where you work(ed) treat their employees as valuable assets? Explain.

Give examples of traits and behaviors that helped make your past or present manager a successful leader.

Are the managers where you work(ed) effective at influencing their employees to bring about change? Explain.

Give one job example of the specific behavior you or some other leader displayed when performing the figurehead, leader, and liaison roles. For each of the three roles, be sure to identify the leader as you or another, the role by its name, and the specific behavior.

Give one job example of the specific behavior you or some other leader conducted when performing the monitor, disseminator, or spokesperson roles. For each of the three roles, be sure to identify the leader as you or another, the role by its name, and the specific behavior.

Does your present or past manager focus more on management or leadership? Explain, using examples.

Are you interested in sharing leadership, or do you prefer to be a follower?

Should leadership courses focus on teaching students about leadership or on teaching students to be leaders?

Is leadership ability universal, or is a good leader in one environment also effective in another? For example, can a leader in one industry (e.g., a hospital) be successful in another industry (e.g., a bank)?