leadership - exam 3 practice questions

which theory focuses predominantly on how the leader's activities relate to the followers and the context in which followers find themselves?

adaptive

workplace problems that lack clarity and cannot be solved by leader expertise or normal organizational structures are ______

adaptive challenges

collectively, what is the impact of leaders using adaptive behaviors appropriately for adaptive challenges?

adaptive work can be done

external environmental actions include ______

advocating

according to adaptive leadership theory, who solves technical problems?

leaders

leadership decisions include all of the following except _____

overt or covert

William was recently hired as international relations manager for a large animal nutrition company. he set up several virtual teams to represent various global regions. William should expect which of the following to happen?

challenges in building trust among teammates

a theory of followership discussed in the textbook explicitly includes which of the following elements in the model?

characteristics, behaviors, and outcomes

your marketing team decides to include Jared in a current project because he is known for always challenging the leader's ideas. this is an example of using which perspective of followership?

role-based

studying followership helps to _____ our understanding of leadership

complete

which leadership theory includes administrative, adaptive, and enabling leadership?

complexity leadership theory

Chaleff argues that followers ______

serve a common purpose along with leaders

which of the following is most accurate about followers?

follower can play a harmful role in organizations

adaptive leadership is ______

follower centered

what is the first step the leader takes when faced with a challenging situation?

step back to obtain a fuller picture

Niko is a member of a five-person community action team to address natural resource issues in his region. he notices that every time the team meets, members do not listen respectfully to each other. according to Hill's model of team leadership Niko should ______

step up into leadership role and use coaching behaviors to address internal relations

what type of challenge occurred when the problem employees encountered was identified and the leader selected a workable solution?

technical challenge

which of the following is true of how the adaptive leadership approach can be practiced in the real world?

the approach can be used in a variety of organizational settings

adaptive leadership provides a prescriptive approach to leadership that is useful and practical. what are these prescriptions?

the leader behaviors used

in adaptive work, ______

the people involved together identify and solve the problem

what does the holding environment represent in the adaptive leadership model?

the safe space where adaptive leadership work gets done

Rafael notices his research and development teammates are not getting along due to differences in work style. he suggests they participate in a 2-hr workshop on personality profiles and communication skills. Rafael is applying which type of leadership action?

internal relational

when a leader uses skills to improve the task performance effectiveness of the team he or she is using ______

internal task leadership actions

a criticism of the team leadership model is ______

it is too complex and is not practical for a growing number of team leaders

one strength of the team leadership model is ______

its application to real-life organizations

the overall goal of adaptive leadership is to ______

encourage people to change

which of the following is not one of the four constructs proposed in Uhl-Bein's theory of followership?

environmental context

the most recognized followership typology has been offered by ______

Kelley

Chaleff's follower style called "partner" is most similar to _____

Kelley's exemplary follower

from a relational-based perspective, the new followership literature encourages us to view leadership as ______

a co-constructed process wherein followers and leaders share equally

a football team decides to completely restructure its offense and use many different players in the process. the players, coaches, and even the fans could have a hard time figuring out the new system and implementing this completely new structure. this is an example of _____

a technical and adaptive challenge

what type of challenge occurred when the problem employees encountered was clearly defined but difficult to solve?

a technical and adaptive challenge

research on adaptive leadership has been primarily _____

anecdotal and observational

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of team excellence, according to Larson and LaFasto?

authoritative leadership

Zaleznik assumed that followers behaved in certain ways based on their responses to inner and sometimes unconscious tensions involving _____

authority

in Hill's team leadership model, the cohesiveness of the team and the ability of team members to satisfy their own needs while working effectively with other team members defines _____

development

the principled leadership characteristic of team excellence is central to team effectiveness, influencing the team through four processes. which is not one of these processes?

directive

my team gets along well with one another and has worked together for a long time and consistently exceeded its goals despite recent changes in our company. recently, the organization has made some reporting structure changes and has had to reduce the workforce due to budgetary constraints on the company. applying McGrath's critical leadership functions, I need to ______

do external monitoring

McGrath suggests preventing deleterious changes as part of ______

executive action/external

Lulu has recently been hired to lead the communications division of a regional bank. she calls a meeting of her management team and tells them about her leadership style. she describes how much she really values relationships and co-workers who are highly engaged, who bring a positive attitude, and who are not afraid to offer her new ideas and constructive criticisms. using Kelley's typology, Lulu is asking her managers to be ______

exemplary followers

T/F followers of leaders using adaptive leadership should adapt to the leader's goals

false

an awards committee contacted Robin, the head coach of a collegiate sports team, to let her know she had been selected for a top honor due to the winning record her team posted this season. Robin told the committee she was uncomfortable accepting the award and instead asked if her whole team could be awarded the honor instead. Robin deeply understands which of Carsten and colleagues' perspectives on followers?

followers get the job done

in the relational-based approach to followership, ______

followership is tied to interpersonal behaviors

I focus on the big picture and observe the problems as a whole but always stay fully engaged in the challenge with our employees. this is an example of which adaptive leader behavior?

get on the balcony

I have been working with the staff on a difficult problem for 3 days. everyone is stressed and bickering and losing focus. I decide to go for a run, which is a time when I typically can quietly think and gain perspective on problems. this is an example of which adaptive leader behavior?

get on the balcony

in what context has most of the adaptive leadership approach been conducted?

health care

in Chaleff's model of followership, an individualist exhibits ______

high challenge and low support for the leader

followership research is about ______

how and why followers respond to leaders

which behavior am i using when i analyze and diagnose a new challenge?

identify adaptive challenges

Sarah has a very visible job in her company. she supports her CEO, and wherever she goes she speaks highly of her boss, even when her boss has made bad decisions that have negatively impacted others. in Chaleff's model, Sarah would best be described as what type of follower?

implementer

followership as an area of study is considered ______

in its early stages

which of the following sets of activities are adaptive leaders said to engage in with others?

mobilize, motivate, orient

in the team leadership model, the leader's job is _____

monitor and take appropriate action

internal relational leadership actions include all of these except ______

networking and forming alliances

some of the current literature challenges us to take leadership ______

off its pedestal

team effectiveness is evaluated on these desired outcomes:

performance and development

the adaptive leadership approach is ______

prescriptive

there is just one person in our group, Silvia, who seems to have radically different ideas about how to complete our project. she seems to purposely disagree with the majority opinions of the rest of us though yesterday she said something that made a lot of sense to help us solve our production problem. I suggested to the entire group today that we hear Silvia's suggestions and asked Silvia to share in-depth more of what she said yesterday. I am using which adaptive leader behavior?

protect leadership voices from below

Chaleff advocates that followers ought to do all of the following except _____

protect the leader under all circumstances

which regulating distress behavior maintains that it is the leader's responsibility to manage the rate of adaptive change for people

protection

in which adaptive leadership viewpoint do leaders provide a supportive environment for followers in which they help followers resolve internal conflicts and distinguish between reality and fantasy?

psychotherapy perspective

adaptive leadership can be most highly contrasted with which other approach?

trait approach

T/F effective followers recognize their relative powerlessness but do not let that prevent them from challenging a leader when necessary

true