Leadership TEST 3

A transformational leaders is one who:

Makes major change in the organization

​Collin, an executive of a telecom company, has an inclination to acquire more power to further his own interests. He spends lavishly on sports cars and branded watches to exhibit his power and stature. Which of the following best describes Collin's leadership style?

Personalized charismatic

​Sawyer, a manager at an IT security firm, firmly believed in using his professional power for the welfare of the organization. His group members were empowered to suggest ideas and were made accountable and responsible for their actions. This shows that Sawyer is:

a socialized charismatic.

A charismatic leader will often:

challenge, prod, and poke other people.

A transactional leader in contrast to a transformational one is more likely to:

emphasize rewards for good performance

We know that charismatic leadership has taken place when

extraordinary levels of devotion, identifications, and emulation are aroused in group members

A study of team leadership found that transformational leadership helped the group

feel more potent, leading to better performance.

Brain research about visions suggests that visionaries in contrast to non-visionaries:

have different levels of brain activity

Charismatic leaders are likely to cultivate relationship with group members by means of

impression management

Charismatic leaders use metaphors an analogies primarily to:

inspire team members

A charismatic leader goes beyond the ordinary use of public social networking sites. Which of the following messages is an example of a charismatic use of social networking sites?

"Our company has achieved a 25 percent annual growth in the recently declared estimates of the previous financial year. I would like to thank all the employees for their contribution and hard work. "

A study showed that attributions of charisma are heavily influenced by:

members of a person's network

A challenge to validity of charismatic leadership is that leaders might be

perceived as charismatic because of their accomplishments.

A key point about charisma is that it is a(n):

relationship between the leader and the group members.

To apply "management by storytelling " the leader should

tell fascinating stories about the company to employees.

The concept of leadership polarity suggests that group members

tend to intensely like or dislike leaders.

A vision deals mostly with:

the ability to imagine different and better conditions and the ways to achieve them.

One technique a leader uses to bring about transformations is to get people:

to look beyond self-interest

Stephen, the CEO of an automotive company, addressed his employees in his company's annual meeting. He remarked that the company should acquire 60 per cent of the global market share in the next 10 years, and continue to provide quality products and services to all its consumers. Stephen is a:

visionary leader

​Darren, the CEO an airlines company, is widely regarded as a transformational leader who experiments with new innovations and managerial styles. Which of the following would be an outcome of Darren's activities?

It can arouse employees to a higher level of thinking.