CH. 1 Practice

Identify the functions of management that are use to describe leadership.

- Planning - Directing - Organizing

Identify the key areas of leadership that a successful leader should master.

- leading employees by moral principles - Using personal humility to achieve organizational success - Understanding leadership qualities

The most cited places from where people say they learn to read.

1st - Experience 2nd - Examples or models 3rd - Books and Schools

Leaders control funds and other organizational resources to _____.

Determine budgets and authorize expenses.

Identify a satisfaction that leaders typically experience.

Gaining respect and status from others.

Integrity

Honesty and trust

Management

It denotes the formal delegation of authority and accountability.

Leadership

It refers to the ability to influence the behavior of employees.

One of the two important elements in the leadership equation is an individual's _____.

Qualities

What tactics do leaders employ to deal with organizational politics?

The form alliances and coalitions.

Which of the following has a formative place in history?

The initiatives of leaders

The fact that an individual may be an effective leader in one situation and may not be in another can be explained when leadership is _____.

Viewed as a social phenomenon

People-building skills

Ability to motivate and mentor

Job knowledge

Abstract visioning and practical ability

Today, leadership is viewed as _____.

An empowering, participatory model

Heroes are those leaders who are _____

Popular for noble works and great causes

Identify an essential ingredient for successful leadership.

Care

Identify a statement that summarizes the changing perception of leadership today.

Every individual with potential to make a difference has the challenge and responsibility of leadership.

Leadership is a combination of charisma and expertise that only a few individuals at the top of an organization pyramid possess. (T/F)

FALSE

Books and school

James, a law graduate, has enrolled for a week-long course on corporate tax laws.

Examples and models

Kelly, a political student, follows the ideologies put forth by Bella Abzug, a leader of the women's rights movement n the 70's

_____ are those leaders who are principally motivated to exercise their power by controlling others.

Rulers

Employees become dedicated to leaders' goals when leaders _____.

Show concern for others.

According to leadership scholar James MacGregor Burns, what are the requirements for leadership?

Social opportunity Personal Ambition

Experience

Stella, a doctor, developed her leadership skills during her arduous internship at a camp in Uganda.

Effective leadership means _____

initiating and guiding others to bring about change.