Leadership Final

Which of the following traits is associated with effective leadership

"all of the above" (intelligence, self-confidence, and sociability)

Which scholar(s) created the leadership grid?

Blake and Mouton

Characteristics of team excellence

Clear, elevating goal Results driven structure Competent team members Unified commitment Collaborative climate Standards of excellence External support Principled leadership

Internal relational leadership actions

Coaching team members in interpersonal skills, Collaborating - including/involving, Managing conflict and power issues (avoiding confrontation), Building commitment and espirit de corps (optimistic, innovating, socializing), Satisfying individual member needs (trusting, supporting, advocating), Modeling ethical and principled practices (fair, consistent)

Coaching team members in interpersonal skills

Collaborating - including/involving Managing conflict and power issues (avoiding confrontation) Building commitment and espirit de corps (optimistic, innovating, socializing) Satisfying individual member needs (trusting, supporting, advocating) Modeling ethical and principled practices (fair, consistent)

situational leadership

leaders cannot lead using one style. They must be willing to change their style (adapt)

Power that any elected official has

legitimate

The Big 5 and leadership study found that the factor most strongly associated with leadership was conscientiousness

False

In the skills model, crystallized knowledge refers to

intellectual ability acquired over time

Charisma is effective when

it ties followers and their self-concepts to the organizational identity

Which type of leadership gives no feedback and makes no effort to help followers satisfy needs

laissez fair

Environmental influences are factors in a situation that lie outside the leader's competencies, characteristics, and experiences

True

Leaders who use coercion are generally mostly interested in their own goals rather than those of subordinates

True

Leadership occurs in both large and small groups

True

Situational leadership requires clear recognition of subordinate needs

True

Some studies have suggested that masculinity is a leadership trait

True

The trait approach focuses primarily on the leader, not on the followers or situation

True

Leaders' power to provide pay raises and promotions is

reward

Leadership decisions from team leadership

should I monitor the team or take action, should I intervene to meet task or relational needs, and should I intervene internally or externally

Trait research

shows that successful leaders tend to have certain identified traits

performance outcome is measured by

standard external criteria. (if a leader has done well they will receive good evaluations/reviews, be recognized. Whether or not the leader has successfully performed their duties)

What leadership is effective for people who are unsatisfied, need affiliation, need human touch

supportive

Larry dislikes giving instructions to employees. He is uncomfortable with

task behavior

Conceptual skill

the ability to do the mental work of shaping meaning of organizational policy or issues (what a company stands for and where its going). Creates and articulates a vision and strategic plan for an organization. Most important in top management levels

transformational leadership

the process whereby a person engages with others and creates a connection that raises the level of motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower

In team leadership theory, two of the leader's primary decisions are

to monitor or to take action

the exchanges that occur between leaders and their followers

transactional leadership (winning votes or offering promotions)

Human skills are important at all levels of management

true

Of all the traits that are related to leadership, intelligence is probably the strongest (most consistent)

true

The skills approach suggests that many individuals have the potential for leadership

true

The strength of the transformational model is that emphasis it places on leaders and follower needs values and morals

true

The style approach suggests that leadership cannot be explained by any list of personality traits

true

Effects of charisma

trust in leader, acceptance, affection, obedience, emotional involvement, heightened goals, increased confidence, etc

Females evaluated are evaluated __________ when they used a directive or autocratic style

unfavorably (stereotypically male)

Crystallized cognitive ability refers to one's innate intellectual ability

False

Which of the following is not a competency

cognitive ability

What leadership is effective for people who are dogmatic and authoritarian

directive

What are the four areas of path-goal theory

directive leadership, supportive leadership, participative leadership, achievement oriented

The trait approach

emphasizes leader personality

According to the trait approach, leaders should

1 and 2 only (have determination and have integrity)

Which of the following is (are) an individual attribute(s)

1, 2, and 3 (general cognitive ability, motivation, personality)

Performance outcome is measured by

1, 2, and 3 (standard external criteria, original solutions to problems, solutions that go beyond given information)

According to team leadership theory, the leader is primarily

An analyst for diagnosing group deficiencies

Jim is a manager of a Wendy's. he is very concerned with efficiency and with making employees happy

Jim is a high-high style leader

far right side of transactional-transformational leadership continuum. Represents the absence of leadership - takes a hands off, "let things ride" approach. Leader delays decisions, no feedback, and little effort to help followers - no exchange with followers or attempt to help them grow

Laissez Fair Leadership

External team leadership actions

Networking/alliance forming (gather information) Advocating/representing team to environment Negotiating upward to secure resources and support/recognition Buffering team members from environmental distractions Assessing environmental indicators of team effectiveness Sharing relevant info with team

inviting subordinates to share in the decision making. Leader consults with subordinates, obtains their ideas and opinions, and integrates their suggestions into the decisions about how the group will proceed.

Participative Leadership

A boss by definition usually has position power over subordinates

True

What leadership is effective for people who have high expectations and need to excel

achievement oriented

Which of the following work experiences contribute to leaders' knowledge and skills?

all of the above (challenging assignments, mentoring, and hands on experience)

Good leader-member relations are characterized by

all of the above (positive group atmosphere, loyalty toward the leader, liking for the leader)

conditions of group effectiveness:

clear, engaging direction enabling structure enabling context adequate material resources expert coaching

Leader's use of physical force to get their way is which kind of power

coercive

Opposite of servant leadership

coercive leadership

External leadership actions include

environmental

According to Blake and Mouton, the "authority compliance manager" is highly concerned with people and has little concern for results

false

According to the leadership grid, opportunistic leaders rely primarily on the 5.5 style of leadership

false

Assisting group members in building cohesiveness is primarily a task behavior

false

If team goals are unclear, an internal relational intervention is needed to focus on building commitment

false

In the situational approach, leadership style defines directive behaviors as those that help group members in goal achievement via two-way communication

false

Leadership research suggests conclusively that it is best for leaders to be high-task and high-relationship in all situations

false

One of the advantages of the trait approach is that it provides a fairly strong set of difinitive leadership traits needed in order to be

false

One of the strengths of the situational approach is its clear conceptualization of subordinates' developmental levels

false

Path-Goal Theory predicts that subordinates who have strong needs for affiliation prefer directive leadership

false

Social judgement is an individual attribute in the skills model

false

Human skill

having knowledge about and being able to work with people. Awareness of one's own perspectives and helping group members work cooperatively achieve common goals. All levels of management.

Technical skill

having knowledge about and being proficient in a specific type of work or activity. "Hands-on ability with a product or process" lower levels of management.

path goal theory

how leaders motivate subordinates to accomplish designated goals

Team goals

must be very clear to make sure the performance objectives have been realized. Vague tasks = failure. Goal must be involving or motivating so that the members believe it to be worthwhile and important.

Which leadership style, according to blake and mouton, includes rewards and approval for people in return for their loyalty and obedience

paternalism/maternalism

Who is participative leadership effective with

people who have a need for clarity and need for control, who are autonomous

Team effectiveness is evaluated on these desired team outcomes

performance and development

Situational leadership is primarily

prescriptive