Foundations of Leadership Final

Money is a tremendously powerful motivator for all employees. It's the most proven path to motivating long term success for you and your followers.

False

Wise use of power and wise leadership are totally unrelated. Executive wisdom is solely about experience and age and has nothing to do with how one uses their power.

False

The idea of jobs as a social contract is important because:

It explains that by showing genuine interest in your employees and consistently supporting them, you'll get better loyalty, productivity, and retention - especially from your best staff.

Organizational Culture flows directly from Leadership Mindset. Leadership Mindset is heavily influenced by

Leadership Philosophy

Leaders and managers have the capacity to influence whether their employees have a fixed or growth mindset. Key aspects of doing so include all of the following except:

Focusing on outcomes rather than effort.

Relationship building or enhancement is important here. Listen carefully, aim to reduce barriers, seek novel ways to motivate intrinsically. Clarify vision, give greater meaning, incorporate staff ideas etc.

Supporting

Personal development is interconnected with professional development to the extent the boundaries between them are really inconsequential. The most effective leaders consider them of equal importance.

True

Meritocracy of ideas refers to:

A concept that may not necessarily be an entire leadership philosophy per se but is a concept worth considering. Ideas are evaluated in a transparent manner to determine which ones have the most merit. The credentials or credibility of the person offering the idea is of zero consequence, only the quality of the thought.

Taylor is really new but highly motivated. (S)he has made some mistakes recently and doesn't recognize the ripple effect of those errors.

Coaching

Two way communication. Collaborative. Leader continues to clarify, teach, and monitor staff. Common with new staff, offer praise and guidance. . Staff input is included in process, leader must listen as well as advise.

Coaching

Identify the vision, share the vision with staff, and get out of the way! As name suggests, delegate tasks - important ones! High levels of trust required, leader helps problem shoot but execution generally up to staff. Monitor, expect staff to check in with updates, etc. Important to keep these staff intellectually challenged or you'll lose them!!

Delegating

Very clear, explicit instruction, borders on micromanaging. A lot of follow up. Cannot begin to focus on relationship until employee masters basic skills for job. One way communication. "get with the program or move on".

Directing

Effective leaders know it's important to ask what needs to be done; to very thoughtfully identify where issues exist and narrow down where to focus resources for the greatest impact. Thankfully this is an easy process because the chain of command naturally prioritizes quality, accurate communication for you.

False

If you are fired or otherwise involuntarily separated from a job it's safe to assume your colleagues will reach out, rally around you and know exactly how to support you.

False

When faced with a crisis, the best leaders will:

Recognize there is an opportunity in every crisis. It is a time where major growth can happen, if the leader does their job well.

If someone has the guts to give you genuine feedback, but the feedback includes things that make you angry and aren't what you wanted to hear, the best course of action includes all of the following except:

Remove yourself from that toxic situation and give consideration to terminating the insolent subordinate who clearly doesn't know their place.

Transactional Leadership focuses on this, while Transformational Leadership is more oriented toward.....

Rewards and Punishment; fostering growth

Tips for how to handle the process of terminating an employee include.

Show them some respect while being clear about ther reason(s) for termination. Remember that how you treat them will have a lasting impact on the employee being terminated and those who remain employed. .

Which of the following statements are not true regarding severance packages?

They are a reward for lazy employees but it keeps them quiet.