Leadership Chapter 4
Each day of the week you meet with your direct supervisor and your coworkers for a morning meeting. The meeting is open-forum and issues, goals, topics, and ideas are all discussed at the meeting, during which the supervisor responds when able and asks for feedback often. This is an example of ______.
team management
I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I chat often with the staff and enjoy joking with them but only after I have assigned the tasks and they have accomplished them. My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
5, 5
Jennifer can see that her leader sometimes directs the team and sometimes tries to build relationships with the group. She does not change her behaviors based on whom she is interacting with; Jennifer just can pick out when she uses these two different styles. Jennifer's leader is using ______
behavioral leadership
Blake & Mouton indicated that opportunistic leaders have a ______ style that they typically use and a ______ style they use under pressure
dominant, back-up
As Andrew's boss, you recently sent Andrew to a leadership training program because he is now in charge of a five-person team. Andrew returns from the training and tells you he wants to develop a Team Management style of behavior. Currently his behavior plots at 8, 3 on the Leadership Grid. What could you do to coach him effectively?
encourage him to host his subordinates at his house for dinner
Which of the following is a strength of the behavioral approach?
he wide range of research on leadership behaviors gives it credibility
Paternalistic and maternalistic use both ______ and ______ but never combine the two.
1, 9 and 9, 1
The leader of your club is a fun person. She sets up a great atmosphere at meetings and events, but your club never really gets any work done and accomplishes few of its stated goals. This leadership style can most accurately be plotted where on the Leadership Grid?
2, 8
I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I love to chat with them regularly, work with them on schedules that fit their needs, and work to develop camaraderie amongst all. I do assign tasks and hold them accountable for the work, but that is my secondary concern. My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
3, 8
Which scholar(s) created the Leadership Grid?
Blake and Mouton
Jim is a manager of a restaurant. He is very concerned with efficiency and goal accomplishment as well as very intent on making employees happy through lots of participation and open-mindedness
Jim is a high-high style leader
The LBDQ identified which core leadership behavior?
initiating structure
Which of the following is not a relationship-focused leader behavior?
initiating structure
Paternalism/maternalism refers to a leader who ______.
is a benevolent dictator
The focus of behavioral approach is on ______.
leader actions
Using the behavioral approach, ______.
leaders can learn a lot about themselves in how they are perceived by others
Middle-of-the-road management best describes leaders who are ______.
compromising
Relationship behaviors include ______.
consideration
Task behaviors include ______.
initiating structure
Which of the following is not a criticism of the behavioral approach?
the behavioral approach is heuristic
Which of the following is a criticism of the behavioral approach
the research has not shown how leader's behaviors correlate with performance outcomes
Which of the following is a strength of the behavioral approach?
the wide range of research on leadership behaviors gives it credibility
The central purpose(s) of the behavioral approach is ______.
to describe how leaders combine two main types of behaviors
The behavioral approach is being applied when a corporate trainer ______.
uses assessments to help leaders discover their relative focus on goals vs. people
The behavioral approach describes ______.
what leaders do
Which study resulted in viewing task and relationship behaviors on two intersecting axes?
Blake and Mouton
I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I love to chat with them regularly, work with them on schedules that fit their needs, and work to develop camaraderie amongst all. I do assign tasks and hold them accountable for the work, but that is my secondary concern. My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
Moderately low task; moderately high relationship
Which scholar(s) developed the Leadership Behavior Description Questionnaire (LBDQ)?
Ohio State studies
Which study analyzed questionnaires taken by followers as they described their leader behaviors?
Ohio State studies
Which of the following behaviors is not associated with the opportunistic leadership style?
The leader stresses the importance of social needs
Which scholar(s) explored leadership behavior on performance of small groups?
University of Michigan studies
I am able to identify task and relationship types of behaviors in my leader. I am applying the main focus of which leadership approach?
behavioral
I am doing a training program for staff to help them understand how to integrate both task and relationship behaviors in the workplace. I am applying the main components of which approach in this training session?
behavioral
Grid seminars are training and development programs that make use of the styles approach. These seminars are done through the use of ______ findings.
black and Mouton's
Which of the styles on Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid has high concern for interpersonal relationships and low concern for task accomplishment?
country club
A leader who makes sure the personal and social needs of followers are met is displaying ______.
country club behaviors
Your boss listens to employees' personal problems and tries to create a positive work environment by being agreeable, eager to help, comforting, and uncontroversial while remaining less concerned with productivity. This is an example of ______.
country club leadership
The behavioral approach explains ______.
describing leader behaviors
The behavioral approach works by ______.
describing major types of leader behaviors
The Ohio State studies identified the behaviors of consideration and initiating structure as ______.
distinct and independent
Researchers developed a questionnaire called the LBDQ. The letters "LBDQ" stand for what?
leadership behavior description questionnaire
The LBDQ used today was originally constructed from a ______.
list of more than 1,800 items
Which of the components on Blake & Mouton's Leadership Grid has medium concern for interpersonal relationships and task accomplishment?
middle of the road
Your boss tries to create a positive work environment while also instructing employees about what tasks to do and when they should be completed. This is an example of ______.
middle-of-the road leadership
A leader who has intermediate concern for both tasks and relationships is displaying ______.
middle-of-the-road behaviors
______ refers to a leader who uses any combination of the basic five styles for the purpose of personal advancement
opportunism
Sara is criticized for shifting her management style too much and is known as a leader who watches out for herself. She is a ______.
opportunistic leader
Daily meetings, open communication, face-to-face interaction, and accessibility are all behaviors of which type of leader?
relationship
I am meeting my new team, which I will directly supervise for the first time. I introduce myself and invite each team member to share some interesting facts about themselves unrelated to work. I am using ______.
relationship behaviors
Jamal enjoys interacting with the team members he supervises. He is employing ______.
relationship behaviors
Mia expresses interest in her employees' personal and professional lives. She is demonstrating ______.
relationship behaviors
The University of Michigan studies explored how leadership functioned in ______.
small groups
Researchers studying the behavioral approach determined that leadership is composed of two general kinds of behaviors: ______.
task and relationship
I am meeting my new team, which I will directly supervise for the first time. I introduce myself and jump right into the agenda items for the jobs each team member will be assigned. I am using ______.
task behaviors
You tell your staff how and when to do their jobs. You are using ______.
task behaviors
Which of the components on Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid has high concern for both interpersonal relationships and task accomplishment
team
A leader who makes priorities clear, stimulates participation, is open minded and enjoys working is displaying ______.
team behaviors
I get involved with my team and create a positive environment while directing daily operations and keeping results of the team high. I am using ______.
team leadership
Collectively among all the research on the Behavioral Approach, what is one consistent finding from the research?
there was no universal style determined to be best
The behavioral approach reminds leaders that ______.
they should continually engage in both task and relationship behaviors
I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I assign tasks each work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done. I do not spend much time talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done. My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
9, 1
I am doing a training program for staff to help them understand how to integrate both task and relationship behaviors in the workplace using the Leadership Grid. I am using the results from which set of researchers?
Blake and Mouton
Which of the styles on Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid has low concern for interpersonal relationships and high concern for task accomplishment?
authority compliance
You are required to report directly to your supervisor every morning. Upon arrival he gives you a large list of tasks to be completed by the end of the day; he states he will be checking in after lunch to see your progress. This is an example of ______.
authority compliance management
Which approach describes how leaders act?
behavioral
Which of the following is not a task-focused leader behavior?
consideration
Which leadership style, according to Blake and Mouton, includes rewards and approval for people in return for their loyalty and obedience
paternalism/maternalism
Larry dislikes giving instructions to employees. He is uncomfortable using ______.
task behaviors
Which point on the Leadership Grid is proven to consistently be the best form of leadership?
there is no best style
Which research group labeled task behaviors "initiating structure"?
Ohio State studies
Behavioral approach contributes to leadership understanding by ______.
expanding focus to what leaders do
Relationship behaviors ______.
help group members feel comfortable with one another
Blake and Mouton's research identified ______.
how leaders combine concern for results and concern for people
Behavioral approach does all of the following except ______.
identify a universal set of leadership behaviors
A leader who is indifferent and apathetic is displaying ______.
impoverished behaviors
I am really not interested in interacting with my staff nor do I put much emphasis at all on how the team performs. I am using ______.
impoverished leadership
The director of your department attends one weekly meeting. Other than that, the director is seldom at the office and rarely responds to e-mails when you send questions pertaining to the organization. This is an example of ______.
impoverished management
I am the lead barista at a local coffee shop managing four staff. I assign tasks each work shift and check back regularly to see that work has been done. I do not spend much time talking with my staff about things other than getting the job done. My behavior would plot on the Blake and Mouton Leadership Grid at what point?
very high task; very low relationship
A leader who places high emphasis on job requirements and low emphasis on people is displaying ______.
authority compliance behaviors
