Question 1

Your team leader noticed that you have been really stressed lately. She took the time to provide detailed positive feedback on your performance, offered encouragement that raised your self-esteem, and extended an upcoming deadline. Your team leader is obviously a good ________, and because she responds differently according to the situation, she demonstrates the critical aspect of ________ leadership.

Accepted Answer

B) Self-monitoring and situational leadership share components of changing behavior based on circumstances. Your team lead demonstrated this factor by providing extra encouragement and pushing back a deadline to help reduce your stress.

Question 2

As a manager, you lead by example through demonstrating high performance. You set high performance expectations for your subordinates and support their progress toward reaching these goals with frequent feedback. What is your management style?

Accepted Answer

A) Team leaders show high concern for both people and task performance, and those are both descriptive of the management style you display.

Question 3

Alpha Inc. wants to develop effective leaders by establishing an employee development plan for their top performing managers. What is Alpha's underlying assumption about leaders?

Accepted Answer

A) Alpha's underlying assumption must be that managers can become effective leaders through training and development and that leadership is behaviorally based and can be changed. If they believed certain traits or the natural ability to lead made effective leaders, there would be no reason to train managers because they won't improve with training.

Question 4

What are the four critical leadership issues and challenges facing contemporary organizations? Provide at least one reason why each of these issues are important to address.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Followers of ________ leaders are not motivated by the leader's characteristics or by their grand vision for the future but instead are motivated to follow because the leader has legitimate authority granted by an institution that the follower respects.

Accepted Answer

B) Bureaucratic leaders gain power from their position in an organization, such as a management title. This is in contrast to many other leader types who appeal directly to motivate their followers. Bureaucratic leaders may use the rules and traditions of their position or organization to motivate followers.

Quiz 5: Leadership

As a manager, you lead by example through demonstrating high performance. You set high performance expectations for your subordinates and support their progress toward reaching these goals with frequent feedback. What is your management style?

Alpha Inc. wants to develop effective leaders by establishing an employee development plan for their top performing managers. What is Alpha's underlying assumption about leaders?

What are the four critical leadership issues and challenges facing contemporary organizations? Provide at least one reason why each of these issues are important to address.

Followers of ________ leaders are not motivated by the leader's characteristics or by their grand vision for the future but instead are motivated to follow because the leader has legitimate authority granted by an institution that the follower respects.