Chapter 3

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

meet all team members

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

spend a great amount of time training their followers

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

What is most likely a benefit of keeping a journal?

Documenting ideas for future speeches

"Influence without authority" reflects the idea that fewer people are required to influence others in the workplace.

False

Having a good or bad supervisor is typically a product of luck on the part of followers.

False

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

Meeting with the superior's boss to evaluate their interaction and relationship

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.

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.

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.

False

When you are a new hire, it is a good idea to ask your boss for copies of budget information.

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

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?

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

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

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 team's strengths and weaknesses

Individuals with high levels of technical competence are unlikely to belong to a leader's in-group.

False

Leaders who state that they have an open-door policy have clearly invited and indicated that feedback is welcome.

False

Practicing a Theory Y attitude will guarantee that you will always get along with coworkers.

False

Research indicates that technical expertise plays only a small role in supervisors' performance appraisal ratings of subordinates.

False

Step one in the GAPS analysis addresses a person's strengths, skills, and development needs.

False

The first phase of development planning involves periodically reviewing the plan for the purpose of reflection and modification.

False

The onboarding roadmap is focused on internal hires—those within an organization.

False

Which of the following is the LEAST likely 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

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

Recognize common interests and goals

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

Scheduling regular meetings with your superior

Which statement is most likely true about followers and superiors having effective working relationships?

Superiors and followers with good relationships tend to experience less conflict

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.

True

By conducting a gaps-of-the-GAPS analysis, an individual most likely hopes to identify high-priority development needs.

True

Coaching others is an effective method for reinforcing and transferring learning.

True

Gathering with team members outside of the work environment is an effective and appropriate way to establish relationships and discover common interests.

True

Individuals can become experts in their field by watching others and asking questions.

True

Keeping a journal will increase the likelihood that leaders will be able to look at events from a different perspective.

True

Leadership practitioners can enhance the learning value of their experiences by taking a 10 percent stretch.

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.

True

Research has shown that some executives are derailed because they are reluctant to adapt to superiors with leadership styles different from their own.

True