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The earliest leadership theories in the 20th century emphasized control and centralization of power.
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The first step to leadership development is self-awareness of leadership competencies
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The governor of your state possesses French and Raven's legitimate power.
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The overarching paradigm has shifted from management to leadership.
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The qualities needed for effective leadership are the same as those needed to be an effective follower.
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The three levels of analysis of leadership theory are individual, group, and organizational.
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The trait definition of leadership occurs through the interaction between leaders and followers.
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There is an overlap between skills and roles because leaders need the competencies (knowledge, skills, and ability - KSAs) to enact the managerial roles.
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There is no universal definition of leadership.
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Group process theories focus on how a leader contributes to group effectiveness.
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If a person is not interested and not willing to be in charge, he or she may still be well-suited as a follower.
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Integrative leadership theories attempt to combine the trait, behavioral, and contingency theories to explain successful, influencing leader-follower relationships.
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Knowing how to lead and developing leadership skills will make you a better leader and a better follower.
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Kotter argues that managerial and leadership functions are really quite similar.
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Leaders tend to be born with some leadership ability and develop that ability over time.
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Leaders, as well as followers, are responsible for the leadership process.
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Leadership is the influencing process between leaders and followers to achieve organizational objectives through change.
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Leadership trait theories attempt to explain distinctive characteristics accounting for leadership effectiveness.
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Monitor, disseminator, and spokesperson are the three informational leadership roles.
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More than 60 different leadership classification systems have been developed.
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Relationships are critical to leadership success, and they are built on interpersonal skills.
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Successful middle-level managers have a more balanced need for all three managerial leadership skills than either top-level or first-level managers.
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A person who is seen by their team as likeable and friendly possesses reward power.
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According to Burns, followers should remember that their leaders are above them and act accordingly.
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Based on the definition of leadership, leaders only influence followers because followers cannot influence leaders.
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Contingency leadership theory attempts to combine the trait and behavioral theories to explain successful, influencing leader-follower relationships.
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Early leadership theories were based on the assumption that leaders are made, not born.
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Effective leaders keep their systems and strategies the same year after year.
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If you are a manager, then you are an effective leader.
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Leadership is the process of a leader communicating ideas, gaining acceptance of them, and motivating followers to support and implement the ideas through change.
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Leadership theories have practical value because they are used to identify unsuitable leaders.
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Mintzberg's ten managerial roles are an example of contingency leadership theory.
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Of the three managerial leadership skills, successful top-level managers have a greater need for interpersonal and technical skills than either middle-level or first-level managers.
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Organizational performance, in the long run, depends on maintaining the status quo regardless of what changes occur in the external environment.
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Out of Henry Mintzberg's ten managerial roles, the leader role is the most important.
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Research indicates that leadership success is associated with being a hard-nosed, tough manager.
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Serving on committees with members from outside the organizational unit is an example of a figurehead role.
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Successful managers typically use an autocratic form of leadership.
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Taking advantage of followers for personal gain is a part of leadership.
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The interpersonal leadership roles include figurehead, leader, and monitor.
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The process definition of leadership states that certain individuals have inborn qualities that differentiate them from non-leaders.
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The research on leadership generally has found it to be a relatively simple process.
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You only need one skill to an effective decision-maker, decisiveness.
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A boss by definition usually has position power over subordinates.
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As president of my Management Association organization I have position power.
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By the 1950s, most of the leadership research had changed its paradigm, going from trait theory to focusing on what the leader actually did on the job.
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Decision-making skills are based on the ability to conceptualize situations and select alternatives to solve problems and take advantage of opportunities.
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Effective leaders influence followers to accomplish shared objectives.
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Followers usually are responsible for maintaining the relationship with leaders.
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