Leadership and Change Test 1 ADN

Which statement about action learning is most likely FALSE?

Action learning involves attending classes, watching videotapes, and working in teams to create development plans for the firm.

Experience is just a matter of what events happen to you (T/F)

False

ideal followers are most likely to be perceived as

independent

According to some leadership experts, leadership:

is an interpersonal relation in which others comply because they want to

Which statement about leaders and managers is most likely false

leaders accept the status quo, managers challenge it

what best describes the leader-follower relationship

leadership and followership merge and are linked concepts

Which of the following is conventional distinction that is made between managers and leaders

managers maintain, while leaders develop

According to the new leader onboarding roadmap, within the first two weeks, leaders should:

meet with all team members

The process by which an older and more experience person helps to socialize and encourage younger organizational colleagues is called

mentoring

which of the following statements about leadership is most likely true

natural characteristics or talents can offer certain leadership advantages or disadvantages

which statement about follower ship style is most likely true

pragmatist followers tend to be mediocre performers

In the informal coaching process, a leader is most likely to inspire commitment from a follower by

reviewing performance appraisals

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven specific steps for creating high-impact development plans

scheduling regular meetings with your superior

A situation in which ones expectations or predictions help determine the very results predicted is referred to as

self-fulfilling prophecy

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

spend a great amount of time training their followers

Which statements is most likely true about followers and superiors having effective working relationship

superiors and followers with good relationships tend to experience less conflict

Leadership development is enhanced when experience involves the three processes of

Action, observation, reflection

In perception, which term refers to the process of assigning underlying causes to behaviors?

Attribution

What describes leadership situations and are used s vehicles for leadership discussions

Case Studies

What is the fastest way to alter the culture and norms of team

Change the people in the team

What is most likely an outcome of regularly practicing a 10 percent stretch

Decreasing apprehensions about trying new activities

Which term refers to a kind of learning between the individual and the environment in which learners seek relatively little feedback that may significantly confront their fundamental ideas or actions?

Deutero-learning

Which of the following involves confronting your beliefs, inviting others to challenge you, and working on personal blind spots?

Double-loop learning

Which of the following statements about the rational and emotional aspects of leadership is most likely false

Effective leadership involves actions based on reason and logic

"Influence without authority" reflects the idea that fewer people are required to influence others in the workplace (T/F)

False

A drawback to action learning is that it requires spending time away from ones immediate job responsibilities (T/F)

False

A participant in an in basket exercise has a limited amount of time to prioritize and respond to emails and phone messages from an actual managers in box (T/F)

False

A situation in which ones expectations help determine the predicted outcome is an "attribution"(T/F)

False

A widely respected leader chosen from within an organization tends to receive less latitude in a new leadership position than a newcomer because the well known leader is expected to understand the needs of the organization (T/F)

False

Although formal coaching programs are considered effective tools for developing leaders, less than half of the Global 1000 companies use formal coaching because of high investment costs and extensive time constraints (T/F)

False

Double loop learning is the process of learning something that one already predicted, as in self fulfilling the prophecy (T/F)

False

Formal study and leaning from experience are mutually exclusive in terms of developing leadership skills (T/F)

False

Good leadership is all about calculation, planning, and following a checklist (T/F)

False

Having a good or bad supervisor is typically a product of luck on the part of follwers (T/F)

False

Individuals with high levels of technical competence are unlikely to belong to leaders in-group (T/F)

False

Leaders who state that they have an open-door policy have clearly invited and indicated that feedback is welcome (T/F)

False

Leadership practitioners have a tendency to concentrate on coaching their top followers and overlooking low-performing followers (T/F)

False

Mentoring and coaching are essentially the same types of programs (T/F)

False

Practicing a Theory Y attitude will guarantee that you will always get along with coworkers (T/F)

False

Research indicates that technical expertise plays only a small role in supervisors performance appraisal ratings of subordinates (T/F)

False

Role playing activities are used extensively during informal coaching sessions (T/F)

False

Step one in the GAPS analysis addresses a persons strengths, skills, development needs (T/F)

False

Studies indicated that everyone attends to all aspects of a situation equally and that perception is basically a passive activity (T/F)

False

The first phase of development planning involves periodically reviewing the plan for the purpose of reflection and modification (T/F)

False

The main reason for using the phrase "desirable opportunities" in a definition of leadership is to distinguish between leadership and management(T/F)

False

The most effective leaders focus exclusively on the rational consequences of their actions and ignore the emotions of followers (T/F)

False

The onboarding roadmap is focused on internal hires- those within an organization (T/F)

False

The primary advantage of reading leadership literature written in the troubadour tradition is the combination of valid research and practical advise (T/F)

False

When being considered for a leadership position, a job candidate should meet all team members and peers to determine if the organizational culture will be a fit. (T/F)

False

When followers are involved in the selection of a leader, they tend to make fewer demands of the leader (T/F)

False

While leadership involves both rational and emotional side of human experiences, aroused feelings cannot be used constructively(T/F)

False

Crediting your own success to dis-positional factors and others successes to factors in the environment are aspects of

Fundamental attribution error

Which of the following is least likely a way to learn from your leadership experience

Holding regular staff meetings

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 most likely be discussed with peers?

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

During the third month, leaders of large teams should have separate second meeting with direct reports that are held off-site. Which of the following is NOT one of the key issues that should be discussed with the direct reports during these meetings?

Identifying personal career goals

Why should task forces that are formed to work on key change initiatives be staffed by stars

Improves the odds of good recommendations being made

Which of the following involves participants being given a limited amount of time to prioritize and respond to a number of notes, phone messages, and letters?

In-basket exercises

In leaderless group discussions, facilitators and observers rate participants and provide feedback about _____ skills.

Interpersonal

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

Meet one-on-one with direct reports and group stars

Which of the following would LEAST likely help a subordinate to better understand their superior's world?

Meeting with the supervisors boss to evaluate their interaction and relationship

What statement about perceptual set is most likely FALSE?

Perceptual sets are the tendency to perceive everything

What is most likely an advantage of role playing in leadership development programs

Provides greater transfer-ability to the workplace

Which of the following would be the best way to establish and maintain good peer relationships

Recognize common interest and goals

Leadership training programs for mid-level managers are LEAST likely to focus on improving _____ skills

Strategic Planning

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 subordiantes

Which statement about the component of the AOR model is most likely FALSE?

The importance of reflection in leadership development is rarely addressed by scholars

Which of the following statements about GAPS analysis is most likely true

The perceptions component of a GAPS analysis concerns how your abilities, skills, and behaviors affect others

What best defines leadership

The process of influencing an organized group towards accomplishing its goals

Based on the research of Peterson and Hicks, which statement about the development planning process is most likely false

The second phase in development planning requires conducting a formal GAPS analysis

A high degree of technical competence is especially important to first-line supervisors because they typically spend time training followers (T/F)

True

According to Robert Kelley, alienated followers frequently point out the negative aspects of an organization and are viewed by leaders as adversarial (T/F)

True

According to the AOR model, leadership development is enhanced when the consequences and significance of an action is considered (t/F)

True

According to the glass cliff concept, when an organizations performance is declining, a female candidate is more likely to be hired for an executive position than an equally qualified male candidate (T/F)

True

By conducting a gaps-of-the-GAPS analysis, an individual most likely hopes to identify high-priority development needs (T/F)

True

Coaching others is an effective method for reinforcing and transferring learning (T/F)

True

Effective coaches require coaches to practice targeted behaviors through role-play activities and later in real-world situation(T/F)

True

Gathering with team members outside of the work environment is an effective and appropriate way to establish relationships and discover common interests (T/F)

True

Individuals can become experts in their field by watching others and asking questions (T/F)

True

Insight on a leaders strengths and development needs can be gathered through 360-degree feedback(T/F)

True

Keeping a journal will increase the likelihood that leaders will be able to look at events from a different perspective(T/F)

True

Leaders and followers use development plans as road map for hanging their own behaviors (T/f)

True

Leaders tend to have more influence with in-group followers than with out-group followers(T/f)

True

Leadership is a complex phenomenon involving the leader, the followers, and the situation (T/F)

True

Leadership practitioners can enhance the learning value of their experiences by taking a 10 percent stretch (T/F)

True

New leaders should minimize their personal interactions with direct reports for the first two months on the job, although business lunches and team gatherings are appropriate (T/F)

True

Research has shown that some executives are derailed because they are reluctant to adapt to supervisor with leadership styles different from their own (T/F)

True

Research indicates that men tend to view leadership as an exchange with subordinates for services rendered (T/F)

True

Single loop leaning refers to a self fulfilling belief system which is generally not open t feedback (T/F)

True

Some managers may be effective leaders without ever have taken a course of training program in leadership(T/F)

True

Statements such has "Managers control; leaders inspire" represent a view that leaders and managers are fundamentally different kinds of people(T/F)

True

Technology based approaches to leader development, such as video games and simulations, encourage participants to take risks and think quickly (T/F)

True

The mere presence of a group can cause people to act differently then whe nthey are alone(T/F)

True

The study of leadership can help people develop perspectives to better learn from their experiences (T/F)

True

The tendency to overestimate the dispositional factors and underestimate the environmental factors in someone else failure is a fundamental attribution error (T/F)

True

The times when people most need to break out of the mold created by past learning patterns to tend to be the times when they are most unwilling to do so (T/F)

True

When you are a new hire, it is a good idea to ask your boss for copies of budget information (T/F)

True

Which of the following is NOT an example of behaviors that could be considered a "10 percent stretch"?

Using a motivational practice that has been very successful in the past

Which of the following is true of the leadership definitions

Various definitions illustrate that many factors affect leadership

During the first two weeks new leaders will want to have one-on-one meetings with their direct reports. Which of the following is a topic that should LEAST likely be discussed in those meetings?

What do team members like to do during their free time

New leaders have two critical tasks the first day on the job: to meet their new boss and new team. Which of the following topics should LEAST likely be discussed with the new boss?

Your assessment of the teams strengths and weaknesses

Which of the following statements about common sense is most likely true

a challenge of leadership is to know when common sense applies and when it does not

Which of the following statements is true of leadership and management

a leadership and management have both unique functions and an area of overlap

People who are observing an action are much more likely than the actor to make the fundamental attribution error. This is called

actor/observer difference

Leadership studies programs at the university-level:

are increasingly popular at many liberal-arts institutions

In the informal coaching process, a leader is most likely to help a follower to grow skills by:

creating a coaching plan

Scheins classic study of sex roles

demonstrated how bias in sex role stereotypes created problems for women moving up through managerial roles

What is most likely a benefit of keeping a journal

documenting ideas for future speeches

What term is most often associated with the word management

efficiency

Studies show that after event reviews (AERs), which involve reflecting on personal leadership experiences, fail to improve leadership effectiveness (T.F)

false

The interactional framework for analyzing leadership includes:

followers, leaders, and situations

What is a frequent lesson learned by both men and women from their career experiences?

handling political situations

which statement about in groups and out groups is most likely correct

in group members are loyal and committed to a leader

in a complex situation, what is the leaders most important role

increase levels of interaction and communication

What is the reason behind the usage of the phrase "desirable opportunities" in one of the definitions of leadership

to distinguish between leadership and tyranny

What is Hollanders approach to leadership called

transactional

leadership is most associated with

vision