MGT 4471 Ch 1-8 mid term keys

________ Followers are the "yes people". This type of person carries out the leader's direction without question and will often sacrifice their own personal ethics and morals for the sake of harmony within the group and to avoid conflict. They often fall easy prey to Group/think.

Conformist

"I enjoy putting together detailed plans." This behavioral aspect corresponds to which OCEAN personality dimension?

Conscientiousness

This type of follower paints a consistent picture to leaders and followers of being independent, and willing to stand up to superiors. They apply their talents for benefit of the organization even when confronted w/ stumbling blocks or passive/pragmatist followers

Exemplary

Power of knowledge. •Some people are able to influence others through their relative expertise in particular areas. •If different followers have considerably greater amounts of expert power, the leader may be unable to influence them using expert power alone.

Expert Power

True of False: Leaders are thought to do things right, whereas managers are thought to do the right things.

False

True of False: Managers have long-term perspective; leaders have short-term perspective.

False

True or False; Power is the degree of change in a target person's attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors.

False

True or False; Reward power is the potential influence one has due to the strength of the relationship between the leader and the followers.

False

One of the steps of informal coaching is ____________ skills.

Grow

The 7 steps to developing a ____________________________ are: Step 1: career and development objectives Step 2: criteria for success Step 3: action steps Step 4: whom to involve and reassess dates Step 5: stretch assignments Step 6: resources Step 7: reflect with a partner

High impact development plan

On the leadership grid, this type of management scores a 1 (low) for concern for people and 1 (low) for concern for results.

Impoverished management

exertion of minimum effort to get required work done is appropriate to sustain organization management

Impoverished management

words associated are efficiency, planning, paperwork, procedures, regulations, control, and consistency

Management

On the leadership grid, this type of management scores a 5 (medium) for concern for people and 5 (medium) for concern for results

Middle of the road management

adequate organization performance is possible through balancing the necessity to get work out while maintaining morale of people at a satisfactory level

Middle of the road management

Developed the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ) and identified two independent dimensions of behaviors: -Consideration -Initiating structure

Ohio State

____ Followers rely on leader to do all the thinking...lack enthusiasm, require constant direction

Passive

__________________ can influence any of our senses: -They are the tendency or bias to perceive one thing and not another. -Feelings, needs, prior experience and expectations can all trigger a perceptual set.

Perceptual Sets

Refers to the potential influence one has due to the strength of the relationship between the leader and the followers. •often takes time to develop. •The stronger the relationship, the more influence leaders and followers exert over each other.

Referent power

___________ on progress with a partner is the _____step of a high-impact development plan

Reflecting; final

True of False: Managers administer, leaders innovate.

True

True of False: Managers maintain; leaders develop.

True

True of False: Managers rely on control; leaders inspire trust.

True

True of False: The most likely purpose of a gaps-of-the-GAPS analysis is identifying high-priority development needs.

True

True or False: Individuals with high levels of technical competence generally have expert power as well.

True

Four qualities of leadership that engender trust are :

Vision, Empathy, consistency and integrity

Which of the following statements about GAPS analysis is most likely FALSE? a) The acronym GAPS refers to goals, ambitions, perceptions, and standards b) The first step in a GAPS analysis involves identifying career objectives. c) the last step in GAPS analysis concerns the standards the organization has for your career d) GAPS analysis helps leaders gather and categorize development planning information.

a

Although the ______________ follower is independent and thinks critically, they are passive. Their passivity distances them from the leader and their team members. This type of follower tends to be the most disruptive. They may offer passive resistance when they do not agree with a decision or course of direction, but often will not offer their input.To the leader they are troublesome, cynical, negative, headstrong and lacking vision.

alienated

The three types of intelligence that make up the triarchic theory of intelligence are:

analytic, practical, and creative intelligence

_________ leadership is consistency between their values, their beliefs, and their actions

authentic

efficiency in operations results from arranging conditions of work in such a way that human elements interfere to a minimum degree

authority-compliance management

the ability to control others through the fear of punishment.

coercive power

On the leadership grid, this type of management scores a 9 (high) for concern for people and 1 (low) for concern for results.

country club management

On the leadership grid, which term describes a leader with high concern for people and low concern for results?

country club management

True or False: Assertiveness is avoiding interpersonal conflict entirely by giving in to others

false

Key topics for the ______________ of employment should include: Identifying the team's key objectives, metrics, and important projects Understanding the boss's view of team strengths and weaknesses Working through meeting schedules and communication styles Sharing plans for the day and the next several weeks

first day

One of the steps of informal coaching is _____________ commitment

inspire

The framework of leadership interaction consists of:

leaders, followers, and situation.

Type of power because the leader has authority because she has been assigned a particular role in an organization. It can be formal or official authority (the boss, coach, teacher)

legitimate

Formal _____________ involves an organization assigning a comparatively inexperienced but high-potential leader to a top executive in the company.

mentoring

One of the steps of informal coaching is forge a __________

partnership

Building effective relationships with____________involves: Recognizing common interests and goals Understanding peers' tasks, problems, and rewards Practicing a Theory Y attitude

peers

______ followers rarely committed to group's goals, learned not to make waves. Mediocre performers.

pragmatist

One of the steps of informal coaching is ____________ persistence.

promote

This type of power involves the potential to influence others due to one's control over desired resources (such as raises)

reward power

One of the steps of informal coaching is _______________ the environment.

shape

On the leadership grid, this type of management scores a 9 (high) for concern for people and 9 (high) for concern for results.

team management

work accomplishment is from committed people; interdependence through a "command stake" in organization purpose leads to relationships of trust and respect

team management

True or false: Acquiescence is avoiding interpersonal conflict entirely either by giving up and giving in or by expressing our needs in an apologetic, self-effacing way. Individuals exhibiting assertive behavior are able to stand up for their own rights (or their group's rights) in a way that also recognizes the concurrent right of others to do the same.

true

True or false: An effective method to profile a leader is to use the OCEAN method.

true