Profiles of Leaders Midterm

The Toxic Triangle is the three-way relationship between destructive leaders, susceptible followers, and conducive environments.

True

Which of the following is NOT a servant-based leadership theory?

Trait & Contingency Theory

Robert Katz's believed good leaders must posses three types of skills: technical, human, and conceptual. Mumford, Zaccaro, Harding, et al argue that good leaders have three competencies: individual attributes, career experiences, and environmental influences. However, Northhouse combines both believe systems and forms The Northhouse Approach. The Northhouse Approach includes:

Administrative, Interpersonal, and Conceptual

Which of the following are interpersonal skills that allow good leaders to effectively work with their colleagues? 1) Social perceptiveness 2) Emotional intelligence 3) Conflict management 4) All of the above

All of the above

Which of the following is a true statement? 1) Management is task driven. Leadership is mission driven. 2) Leaders take risks. Managers are risk adverse. 3) Leaders have followers. Managers have employees. 4) Leaders are transformational. Managers are transactional.

All of the above

Leadership intelligence does not necessarily relate to a leader's I.Q.

True

The CEO of a major nonprofit is a visionary who crafts big-picture plans for the organization and offers unique solutions to the challenges they face. According to the Northhouse Approach, which leadership skill does she most likely display?

Conceptual

Because a company's over-all success is dependent on its executives' ____________ in establishing and carrying out policy decisions, this skill is the unifying, coordinating ingredient of the administrative process, and of undeniable over-all importance.

Conceptual Skill

The ___________ leadership style is known for producing more ideas in both quantity and creativeness.

Democratic

The four domains of the Gallup "Clifton Strengths" are:

Executing, Influencing, Relationship Building and Strategic Thinking

Being agile is a key characteristic of leadership in which leaders can guide their organizations when things are going well and adjust their leadership style when circumstances are less than ideal.

False

Conceptual skill is a leader's ability to work with others, build collegiality, and motivate people and teams. (*Answer: Human)

False

Leadership theories have evolved over time, and they fall under two broad umbrella categories: the leadership of being and the leadership of doing.

False

Social ability is an essential leadership trait that propels leaders to be proactive and persevere in the face of obstacles.

False

Task-Oriented Leaders are more effective when you need to just get the job done.

False

Transactional leaders are known for building expectations, while transformational leaders are known for rewarding increased effort.

False

Transactional theory and transformational theory are both examples of the Leadership of Doing.

False

When a new conveyor unit was installed in a shoe factory where workers had previously been free to determine their own work rate, the production manager asked the industrial engineer who had designed the conveyor to serve as foreman, even though a qualified foreman was available. The engineer, who reported directly to the production manager, objected, but under pressure he agreed to take the job "until a suitable foreman could be found," even though this was a job of lower status than his present one. This is an example of the production manager lacking:

Human skills

Joshua is an assertive leader who is willing to take a dominant role in his organization and has a strong desire to lead. Which leadership attribute does he most likely display?

Motivation

Which of the following is not one of the five lessons you can learn from your toxic boss:

Not rewarding with raises will have employees running for the hills.

Skills typically associated with Task-Orientated Leaders include:

Only Prioritizing, Time Management, Delegation and Structure, Production, Doing Things.

Leaders can use ________________ to help followers feel included and connected to the group or task, and they can use ________________ in order to complete the individual steps of the assignment at hand.

Process behaviors; task behaviors

_________ states that the key to leadership is putting the well-being of others before ourselves.

Simon Sinek

In order to maintain group cohesiveness in an organization, a leader must show this key leadership trait:

Social Ability

Individuals who can bring about positive energy in a group, make others feel good about themselves, and make the work environment more enjoyable display which leadership trait(s)?

Social Ability, Charisma

Intellectual stimulation is the degree to which leaders challenge their followers to ______?

Take risks and question the status quo

According to Lewin, the most effective leadership style is democratic and the least effective is Laissez-faire.

True

Theory X contains three basic assumptions. Which one is not an assumption: The average person inherently dislikes work. The average person needs to be directed. The average person wants responsibility.

The average person wants responsibility.

Which leadership theory overlaps with the Authoritarian Leadership style?

Theory X

Which best describes the Authoritative Leaders style within situational leadership?

They are good at analyzing problems and identifying challenges