Question 1

APPLYING THE CONCEPT
-Employees in your department have not been following safety rules as they should. The manager has not done anything about it, so you have decided to talk to him about it. What guideline for effective followership are you using?

Accepted Answer

You are raising issues and/or concerns when necessary by deciding to talk to the manager about the safety rules not being followed.

Question 2

APPLYING THE CONCEPT
-Your manager gave you a new assignment that you dearly wanted and you thanked him immensely for his kindness and confidence in you. Your reaction represents what recommended guideline for effective followership?

Accepted Answer

Showing appreciation, as demonstrated by thanking the manager for the assignment and acknowledging his kindness and confidence, aligns with the guideline for effective followership that involves expressing gratitude for the leader's support and decisions.

Question 3

APPLYING THE CONCEPT
-Your manager hinted about having a sexual relationship with you; however, you reminded her that you were happily married. Clearly and calmly, you inform her that you were not interested and asked her not to bring up the topic again. The guideline for effective followership that you employed in this situation is:

Accepted Answer

In this scenario, by clearly and calmly informing the manager of your disinterest and asking not to bring up the topic again, you are resisting inappropriate influence from the leader, which aligns with option I.

Question 4

Recall a work unit or organization you worked at that had both in-groups and out-groups. Describe some of the ways in which the manager's behavior and actions toward in-group and out-group members varied.

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Question 5

Recall an occasion when you had the opportunity to make a positive first impression on your manager. Describe what tactics you employed and their effect on your manager.

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Question 6

Recall two leaders you have worked with over a period of time. Identify specific attributes that would describe the true nature of your relationship with these leaders. Identify one leader with whom you feel you had a high-quality relationship, and one with whom you had a low-quality relationship. What attributes describe the high-quality and the low-quality relationship with each of these leaders?

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Question 7

Recall a work situation where you were required to do something that was beyond your employment contract. How did you respond to your manager's request, and what consequences did it have on your relationship with him or her?

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Question 8

Identify a particular leader-follower working relationship that you have had with a manager. To what extent did the Pygmalion effect play a role in the quality of this relationship. How did it affect your career development within the organization?

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Question 9

Give examples of how you, or someone you worked with, implemented three of the nine guidelines to effective followership.

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Question 10

Recall a work-related incident when you felt more qualified to do the job than your boss because of your education and experience. Describe how this characteristic enabled you to influence your boss?

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Question 11

Recall the last time you were evaluated on the job by your manager. Describe how you felt at the end of the session. What factors accounted for your feelings? See if some of the factors discussed in this section apply in your particular situation.

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Question 12

Describe an obstacle to delegation, or sign of delegating too little, that you have observed on the job.

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Question 13

Write your plan for improving your LMX relationship and followership.

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Quiz 7: Leaderfollower Relations

APPLYING THE CONCEPT -Employees in your department have not been following safety rules as they should. The manager has not done anything about it, so you have decided to talk to him about it. What guideline for effective followership are you using?

APPLYING THE CONCEPT -Your manager gave you a new assignment that you dearly wanted and you thanked him immensely for his kindness and confidence in you. Your reaction represents what recommended guideline for effective followership?