Leadership Final, Ch 13
a leader should explain what a new strategic direction means to each person because:
people are often fearful to change
a powerful vision
provides a measure by which employees can gauge their contributions to the organization
which of the following is true of strategic thinkers?
they examine problems or opportunities from many perspectives
Diane heads an event management company called Venus Inc. The company encourages an innovative and creative approach to work. Diane plans to cocreate a vision. Which of the following steps should she apply to implement her plan?
Diane should target a vision for a desired future
Freddie is the head of operations of Ambassador Inc. He aims to cocreate a vision for his organization. Identify the appropriate step that should be applied by Freddie to fulfill his aim.
Get something down in writing, but make sure people know it is a draft that needs feedback.
____ can be defines as the general plan of action that describes resource allocation and other activities for dealing with the environment and helping the organiztion attain its goals and achieve the vision.
Strategy
a change that produces a high strategic impact and is easy to execute would be:
a leader's first choice for putting strategy into action
an effective mission statement:
captures people's idealistic motivations for why the organization exists
Sam heads a company that manufactures cell phones. he lays emphasis on innovation and creation of new products and features rather than imitaion of competitors. This instance shows that Sam uses the ___ approach to frame the purpose of his organization
discovery
The purpose of ____ inspires people to see the adventure in their work and experience the joy of a pioneering or entrepreneurial spirit.
discovery
to be an ___ one dreams big and transforms those dreams into significant strategic action, either through one's own activities or by hiring other leaders who can effectively execute the vision and strategy.
effective leader
Victoria heads an electronics corporation. She expects each employee to perform to his or her best and be scucessful in whatever he or she does. She aims to achieve production with zero quality control. This example indicated that Victoria uses the ____ approach to frame a noble purpose for the organization
excellence
____ means the company's purpose is based on being strong, aggressive, and effective.
heroism
To improve strategic leadership, leaders can:
identify weak points in the necessary skills required for thinking strategically and work toward correcting them
The basis of action for the purpose of altruism is to:
increase personal happiness
which of the following is an example of activities that have a low strategic impact but which are relatively easy to execute?
incremental improvements in products
which of the following is true of missions?
it defines the company's core values and reason for being
Which of the following statements is true of strategic leadership?
it involves the ability to work with others to initiate changes that will create a competitive advantage for the organization in the future.
Which of the followin statements is true of an organization's vision?
it is a view that everyone involved can believe in
Identify the correct statement regarding strategic leadership
it is responsible of the external environment to choices about vision, mission, strategy and their execution
Which of the following statements is true of vision:
it needs to transcend the bottom line to provide employees with a sense of meaning and purpose
identify the correct statement regarding a mission
it serves as the glue that holds the organization together in times of change.
A good vision brings out the best in people by:
letting them be part of something bigger than themselves
In companies with excellence as a guiding purpose, _____
managers and employees are treated as valuable resources
identify the true statement regarding visions
many visions fail to adequately involve employees
companies with heroism as the basis of noble purpose often:
reflect the most obsession with winning
An effective vision:
serves to engergize employees and focus thier attention
which of the following is a difference between strategies and execution
strategies are intentions, whereas execution is through the basic organization
which of the following is true of strategy
strategy involves making decisions every day on what the organization wants to do and be
in an organization, when every person understands and embraces a vision_____
the organization becomes self adapting