Question 1 of 30

Problem-solving, social judgment, and knowledge are competencies typical of which approach?

Question 2 of 30

The trait approach focuses on the followers of the leader and their ability to identify and relate to the leader's traits.

Question 3 of 30

Emotional intelligence is another measurement of intelligence quotient (IQ).

Question 4 of 30

The traits that are central to the list of important leadership traits include:

Question 5 of 30

Blake and his colleagues identified two other styles of leadership that incorporate multiple aspects of the Leadership Grid. What style refers to a leader who uses any combination of the basic five styles for the purpose of personal advancement?

Question 6 of 30

Leaders influence a group of individuals to achieve a common goal while managers are more focused on planning, staffing and solving issues.

Question 7 of 30

Power is the capacity or potential to influence people. The five bases of power include:

Question 8 of 30

Based on the situational approach, leaders must determine where their employees fall on the developmental scale so they can adapt their leadership style to that developmental level.

Question 9 of 30

Leadership has some similar traits to management.

Question 10 of 30

According to Situational Leadership, D3 subordinates may be highly skilled but also lack commitment.

Question 11 of 30

In SLII, Style 2 is low directive and low supportive.

Question 12 of 30

The situational approach contends that leadership involves both directive and supportive behaviors.

Question 13 of 30

The situational approach requires leaders to demonstrate a strong degree of control.

Question 14 of 30

It is accurate to say that SLII is primarily

Answer Key: B

Question 15 of 30

The skills approach is not descriptive.

Question 16 of 30

Human skills are important at all levels.

Question 17 of 30

Although the skills approach provides a structure that is consistent with many leadership programs, it has not been widely used in leadership training and development.

Question 18 of 30

Motivation and personality fall within the competencies component of Mumford's skills model.

Question 19 of 30

In the Leadership Grid, the 9,9 type of leader prefers the middle ground, sott-pedals disagreement, and swallows convictions in the interest of progress.

Question 20 of 30

"She is a natural leader" is a phrase commonly expressed by people who take a process perspective toward leadership.

Question 21 of 30

For leaders operating at lower levels of management, which skills are most important?

Question 22 of 30

Once criticism of the trait approach is that it is not a useful approach for training and development for leadership.

Question 23 of 30

The researcher who challenged the trait approach was Stogdill. He suggested that no consistent set of traits differentiated leaders from non-leaders across a variety of situations. An individual with leadership traits in one situation might not be a leader in another situation.

Question 24 of 30

The primary functions of management, as first identified by Fayol (1916) were to influence decisions and create policy.

Question 25 of 30

Groups are the context in which leadership takes place.

Question 26 of 30

According to Situational Leadership, the coaching approach to leadership is coded as S2 in the leadership grid.. This style is highly directive.

Question 27 of 30

In supportive leadership, the follower often needs the leader to provide control and clarity.

Question 28 of 30

Participative leaders appreciate the opinions of followers and listens to them before making the final decision.

Question 29 of 30

In the three-skill approach to leadership, effective leadership depends on three basic personal skills:

human, technical, and emotional.

Question 30 of 30

A ___________ leader talks to subordinates to understand their opinions and considers those opinions when he or she makes the final decision.