Chapter 4 Homework

Leadership Style

Alfred is a manager known for his assertive manner.

Servant Leader

As a manager, Isaac is committed to helping his team members achieve their goals.

Consideration

David, a manager, is very friendly and always approachable by his team.

360-Degree Feedback

The appraisal process for managers at Ab Corporation involved obtaining inputs from subordinates, other managers, and clients.

Management Openness

The managers of all teams in Leo Inc. regularly have face-to-face meetings with subordinates and encourage them to share their ideas.

Leadership Grid

The top management of a company evaluates middle managers using a framework for specifying the extent of the managers' concern for production and people.

Sean, the sales head of Melony Inc., an electronics manufacturer, notices that his team frequently fails to meet sales targets. As a task-oriented leader, which measure should Sean adopt to boost sales and increase his effectiveness as a leader?

he should focus on setting high performance standards for his team members.

Tough Question

Frederick, the new CEO of a garment company, asks senior managers about the inventory management processes being completely manual, which often reduces he operational efficiency.

Initiating Structure

Roger, heading the product development team of a company, assigns tasks and establishes procedures at the start of each new project.

Autocratic Leaders

Simon is a manager who makes decisions without much concern for his team's attitudes toward his decisions and assumes that the team members will comply.

Ben, the Chairman of Pebble Inc., makes decisions regarding the promotion of senior company officials on his own without consulting the members of the board, assuming that other members would agree with him. Ben's decision-making strategy is attributed to which style of leadership?

Autocratic

Consultative Leaders

Being a manger, Brian holds discussions with his team before making a decision on an issue.

Pygmalion Effect

Benton, a team manager, sets high performance standards for his team, and the team lives up to his expectations.

When Frank tells his project managers that he is not there to do their job, Oliver feels that Frank is not being participative. If you were in Frank's place, how would you practice participative leadership?

By encouraging discussion and arriving at a solution that all project managers support

Daniel, the chief marketing officer of Poseidon Inc., is working closely with his team to develop a series of marketing campaigns for the new car to be launched by his company. Daniel encourages his team to come up with creative suggestions and receives valuable inputs from them. However, he remains the final deciding authority. In this scenario, Daniel portrays which style of leadership?

Consultative

Consensus Leaders

During team meetings before beginning a project, Leonard, a manager, encourages discussions among team members on how to proceed and makes a decision that is agreeable to all the members.

Jason, the chief security officer of Symmetry Inc., is working closely with his team to devise foolproof measures to safeguard confidential data. His employees regard him as a leader who is high on consideration. This impression of Jason would stem from which workplace behavior?

Jason is not biased and does not favor one employee over the other.

Democratic Leaders

Joseph follows a leadership style in which team members cast votes to decide the best decision to be made when faces with problems.

Jennifer and Oliver responded to Frank, saying, "It's not possible to squeeze a contract out of a government agency if they don't have money in the budget." Which measure would you adopt as a leader to address Jennifer's and Oliver's apprehensions?

Lend a hand as a servant leader and look for other contract options

Effective Leader

Morris motivates his team to achieve the desired levels of productivity and also ensures that the team members obtain job satisfaction.

Participative Leaders

Paul, a team leader, shares the process of decision making with his team members.

Desmond is a newly appointed senior partner in his firm, and as a leader, he needs to improve his leadership skills. Classify each of the behaviors that Desmond can further develop and modify as either task-related attitudes and behaviors or relationship-oriented attitudes and behaviors, matching them to the appropriate term. a. encouraging sharing of information among his team members b. providing hands-on guidance to his team about how to accomplish work c. creating inspiration and visibility d. satisfying higher-level needs of hist team members e. working on behalf of his team to help them achieve their goals f. setting high performance standards for his team

Relationship-Oriented Attitudes and Behaviors: c. creating inspiration and visibility d. satisfying higher-level needs of hist team members e. working on behalf of his team to help them achieve their goals Task-Related Attitudes and Behaviors: a. encouraging sharing of information among his team members b. providing hands-on guidance to his team about how to accomplish work f. setting high performance standards for his team

When Frank tells his direct reports that the firm needs new contracts soon, Oliver, a project manager, asks Frank if he has other contacts in the private industry that the company could pursue. Instead of dismissing Oliver's question, what other task-related attitudes should Frank have displayed?

a. Frank should have adapted to the situation and encouraged Oliver's ideas of pursuing contracts from private agencies. AND b. Frank should have provided guidance on how to obtain contracts from government agencies that have smaller budgets.

Fill in the blanks with the type of leader described. a. A _____ places service before self-interest and seeks to do what is morally right, even if it is not financially rewarding. b. A _____ does not consider a decision to be final until it appears that all parties involved will at least support the decision. c. A _____ accepts suggestions for managing the operation from group members.

a. servant leader b. consensus leader c. participative leader

Which leader portrays a relationship-oriented attitude or behavior? a. Julianna maximizes efficiency by capitalizing on the strengths of individual team members. b. Anna asks questions that make her team members stop and question what they are doing and why. c. Megan sets high targets for her team members in order to help them realize their true potential. d. Jennifer helps her team members achieve a sense of belonging and recognition in the company.

d. Jennifer helps her team members achieve a sense of belonging and recognition in the company.