chapter 3

Which of the following statements is true of leaders with high levels of technical competence?

Followers are generally more satisfied with them rather than leaders with average levels of technical competence

Which of the following statements is true about building effective relationships with superiors?

Followers should think of their own and their superior's success as interdependent.

Which of the following statements is true of a gaps-of-the-GAPS analysis?

It helps leadership practitioners identify high-priority development needs.

Which statement is most likely true about followers having a good working relationship with their superiors?

Superiors and followers with good relationships tend to experience less conflict.

Why do followers most likely need to have a high level of technical competence?

Technical expertise plays a key role in supervisors' performance appraisal ratings of subordinates.

In the context of the first day on the job, identify a true statement about the first meeting of the new leaders with their new bosses.

The meeting should end by arranging a follow-up meeting to review progress.

Which of the following statements is true of individuals with high levels of technical competence?

They are highly likely to be delegated tasks.

In the context of the new leader onboarding road map, which of the following statements is true of new leaders in the first two weeks?

They should schedule one-on-one meetings with all their peers in peers' offices.

Which of the following leadership styles are supervisors most likely to use when interacting with subordinates with poor technical skills?

a close, directive leadership style

Which of the following is one of the best ways to establish and maintain good peer relationships?

acknowledge common interests and goals

26) What is the fastest way to alter the culture and norms of a team?

change the people in the team

Which of the following is most likely an outcome of regularly practicing a 10 percent stretch?

decreasing apprehensions about doing something new or different

Which of the following is most likely a benefit of keeping a journal?

documenting ideas for future speeches

When a team has fewer than 15 people, what should new leaders do during the first two weeks?

meet individually with everyone on the team

Technical competence is especially important for first-line supervisors because they

spend considerable time training their followers.

In the context of the new leader onboarding road map, which of the following steps most likely involves gathering benchmarking information from other organizations, meeting with key external customers and suppliers, and if appropriate, meeting with the former team leader?

the first two months

When building a development plan, one's career objective comes directly from

the goals quadrant of the GAPS analysis.

During the first two weeks on the job, a new leader should schedule one-on-one meetings with peers. Which of the following issues should be discussed with peers?

the way issues are raised and decisions are made on their boss's team

Task forces that are formed to work on key change initiatives should be staffed by stars because

this will improve the odds of good recommendations being made.

Which of the following is the first step while conducting a GAPS analysis?

to clearly identify what one wants to do or where one wants to go with one's career over the next year or so