LEADERSHIP

Question 1. Which of the following leadership mindset emphasizes tight top-down control, employee standardization and specialization, and management by impersonal measurement and analysis?

Stewardship

Authoritarian management

Servant Leadership

Participative management

Question 2. The conventional level of personal moral development is characterized by:

following rules.

following internalized principles of justice.

follows authority with blind obedience.

fulfilling duties and obligations of the social system.

Question 3. Which followership style do the government appointees often demonstrate due to their own agendas and a short period of time in which to implement them?

Pragmatic survivor

Conformist

Passive follower

Alienated follower

Question 4. If a leader's actions and decisions contradict the best interests of the organization, effective followers should:

take a stand.

follow the leader.

sacrifice their personal integrity.

follow passively.

Question 5. Synergy is the combined action that occurs when people:

renew the physical, mental, spiritual, and social aspects of their lives.

work together to create new alternatives and solutions.

blame others.

focus on preserving and enhancing relationships.

Question 6. Warren Buffett looks at a company's "intrinsic business value" rather than just at the stock price and is committed to:

living like a king.

avoiding shareholder questions.

firing CEOs who don't produce short-term results.

sound ethics and transparency.

Question 7. Which of the following is TRUE?

In a position of leadership, an individual is influenced by the actions and the attitudes of followers.

A person with leadership skills will always act as a leader, while a person who has been a follower will prefer to follow someone rather than lead others.

Leaders and effective followers have different characteristics and qualities.

Leaders always have an influence on followers. However, followers have no influence on leaders.

Question 8. At Lehman Brothers, CEO Richard Fuld refused to admit mistakes as Lehman teetered on the brink of collapse. This example shows that:

courage means accepting responsibility.

leaders initiate change.

CEOs are honest.

leaders make a real difference.

Question 9. A follower can be a resource for the leader by:

informing the leader about their own ideas, beliefs, needs, and constraints.

giving up idealized leader images.

thanking the leader.

building a relationship.

Question 11. What do followers want from their leaders, and why is it important for a follower to view the leader realistically?

Question 12. How can leaders optimize the use of feedback and minimize the conflict and fear that often accompanies it?