Chapter One T/F

A humble leader may make more risky and daring decisions, whereas a hero leader will seek advice.

FALSE

Derailed managers are people who reached a plateau, were fired, or were forced to retire early, and later excelled in a functional area.

FALSE

In a hyperconnected, networked age, competition becomes more important than collaboration.

FALSE

Leadership involves maintaining the status quo, not creating change.

FALSE

Leadership skills and qualities can be learned solely from a textbook.

FALSE

Level 5 leaders are found in only senior leadership positions.

FALSE

Management creates change with in a culture of agility and integrity that helps the organization thrive over the long haul.

FALSE

Management is concerned with communicating the vision and developing a shared culture and set of core values that can lead to the desired future state.

FALSE

The role of leadership is to motivate people through rewards and punishments.

FALSE

According to the relational theories of leadership, management skills are seen as the most important facet of leadership effectiveness.

TRUE

At present, social connectedness and mobility are the central aspects of every leader's job.

TRUE

Leaders influence people to change by providing an inspiring vision of the future and shaping the culture and values needed to attain it.

TRUE

The best leaders, at all levels, are those who are genuinely interested in other people and find ways to bring out the best in them.

TRUE

The qualities needed for effective leadership are the same as those needed to be an effective follower.

TRUE

Managers and leaders are inherently different types of people as leadership and management cannot go hand-in-hand.

FALSE