Leadership Mid Term
Guiding implementation is the same for managing and leading.
False
Hitler was an authentic leader.
False
Identification with the leader and identification with the shared vision are mutually exclusive.
False
In today's chaotic environment, authentic leaders must be a skilled "crisis manager".
False
In today's competitive environment, it is essential for all organizations to be lean and mean.
False
Influence and persuasion differentiate leadership from management.
False
Influence is analogous to leadership.
False
Leaders are born, not made.
False
Leadership is a process; management is not.
False
Men are more likely to see power as a source of energy.
False
Men are shown to be more likely to equate means and ends than women.
False
One form of guidance used by authentic leaders is systematic thinking.
False
Power-wielders use manipulation to achieve a higher purpose.
False
Research is clear as to the value of charisma in the leadership process.
False
Risk of failure is not an option.
False
Spirituality is an understanding or worldview based upon the direct, unmediated experience of everyday reality.
False
Studies of transformational leadership show significant differences between cultures.
False
The Law of Requisite Variety says that the element with the least range of variability will be the controlling element.
False
The antidote to the problem of charisma is high quality exchanges.
False
The expression "the cows just don't stay milked" refers to the need to continuously find new options.
False
The most important communication skill for a leader is public speaking ability.
False
The motto of Rotary is "service to others."
False
To "encourage the heart" means to motivate followers to achieve excellence.
False
To "model the way" one must be clear about the values of followers.
False
Trait theories are effective at predicting potential great leaders.
False
Transforming leadership involves transforming an organization.
False
Unskilled leaders are more likely to use dialogue to build relationships.
False
When doing an organizational climate survey, the key is to reflect on the results.
False
Winners of the Baldrige Award have noted that the hardest part of the process of leading was effective communication.
False
Gandhi described two kinds of power. Which of the following is correct?
Fear of punishment and acts of love
Chimpanzees engage in similar group politics to humans including all of the following but:
Finesse.
Which is not one of the steps toward exerting influence as a leader described by Burns?
Initiate an exchange of economic, political, or psychological value.
"Inner congruence and a view of interrelatedness, interconnectedness, and interdependence and may include a transcendent world view" is the definition of:
Inner synchronicity
In one national study informal leaders were found to rate significantly higher on all of the following except:
Inner synchronicity.
Which of the following is both a major leadership trait and a character trait of authentic leaders?
Intelligence
To reinforce the message with reasons, Denning recommends all of the following except:
Make it personal.
To stimulate desire Denning recommends:
Make room for it to become their idea.
In an emotional bank account, which action represent a withdrawal?
Manipulating
Transactional leadership involves an exchange of any of the following in nature except:
Philosophical
Which is not one of the key elements of servant-leadership described by Larry Spears?
Practicing a stewardship of holding their institutions in trust for the benefit of those in need.
The behaviors of outstanding leaders in the Globe Study included all of the following but:
Protective leadership.
Authentic leaders prefer charisma of ___ over charisma of ___.
Purpose, person.
Northouse suggests all of the following ways to help break the glass ceiling except:
Reframe asking into negotiation.
Which of the following is not one of the levels of spirituality in the model adapted from Ken Wilber?
Religious
To get an audience's attention, one should use one or more of the following except:
Something memorable
All of the following were identified by Paul Gibbons as a claim regarding spirituality at work except:
Spirituality at work will positively affect profitability through allowing the display of religious objects.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of spirituality at work identified by Mitroff and Denton?
Spirituality is related to well-being.
The zone of acceptance for change is characterized by all of the following but:
Stakeholder accountability.
Gandhi once said, "My life is my message." This is best described as an example of:
Symbolic Leadership
Nonverbal communication was emphasized in the text in the context of:
Symbolic actions.
There are three modes of thinking discussed in the text. Which of the following is not one of them?
Symbolic thinking.
The origin of the concept of spirituality was:
The Jewish tradition.
According to "Flight of the Buffalo," the biggest challenge is getting the head buffalo to stop being the head buffalo.
True
According to Alphie Kohn in "Punished by Rewards," hundreds of studies show that extrinsic rewards can produce short term results.
True
According to Bandler and Grinder, one effective approach to communication is assessing the response that you get; and if you are not getting what you want, change what you are doing.
True
According to House, charismatic leaders have a strong need for power.
True
According to Yukl, charisma is not a characteristic of leaders, but an attribution made by followers.
True
According to Zaleznick, managers have a more impersonal commitment to goals whereas leaders seek opportunities for change.
True
According to one authority, spirituality is one of the most important determinants of organizational performance.
True
According to the Howard Gardner video, for the most part leaders are not born with something going for them.
True
According to the text, formal leaders tend to become paralyzed by advocacy by continually trying to protect and develop their own program, employees, or turf.
True
According to the text, nothing demoralizes followers faster than unrealistic expectations coupled with inadequate resources.
True
Although most employees and managers perceive compensation as a motivator, they respond to it as a demotivator.
True
An authentic leader is more likely to rely on the charisma of purpose.
True
Authentic leaders are more likely to use intrinsic forms of reward.
True
Authentic leaders ask tough questions in order to focus attention.
True
Authentic leaders behave more like informal leaders than like formal leaders.
True
Authentic leaders create dissatisfaction with the status quo.
True
Authentic leaders get power by giving it away.
True
Authentic leaders have been characterized as having "unwarranted optimism."
True
Authentic leaders hold a contrarian view of power, i.e., power is contrary to authentic leading.
True
Authentic leaders like to have fun.
True
Authentic leaders may also be a CEO.
True
Authentic leaders orchestrate civil conflict.
True
Authentic leaders seek to create a sense of community by making the organization "the place to be."
True
Authentic leaders teach others moral reasoning and principled judgment.
True
Authentic leading provides meaning and purpose.
True
Burns referred to charisma as the "gee whiz" aspect of leadership.
True
Contrary to the popular view, Level 5 leaders are extremely humble.
True
Even authentic leaders engage in transactional leadership processes.
True
Everything a leader does becomes a form of teaching due to the symbolic interpretation of their actions.
True
For a leader, all actions are symbolic actions.
True
In complex systems, what is "real" is a relative perception.
True
Informal leaders are much like emergent leaders.
True
Informal leadership may occur when one is a formal leader.
True
It takes considerable self-confidence to give power away.
True
Leaders value trust more than almost any other organizational characteristic.
True
One of the critically important factors to authentic leading is your personal commitment to the vision.
True
One of the criticisms of authentic leading is that it is too idealized.
True
One of the key reasons that leaders engage in reflective thinking is to enhance awareness of the interdependent nature of everything.
True
Power-wielding tends to overpower authentic leading in the political environment.
True
Religion is a system of beliefs regarding a greater reality than we can perceive with our five senses.
True
Research shows that the differences between men and women in leadership are less predominant than the similarities.
True
Research shows that the lack of religious involvement has an effect on mortality equivalent to 40 years of smoking one pack of cigarettes a day.
True
Shared vision is the touchstone of leadership.
True
Since everything we see, hear, smell, taste, touch, or think is mediated by the brain, spiritual experience may also be just an experience of the brain.
True
Social identity theory shows the importance of the relationship of the leader to the group.
True
Spiritual power as defined in the text is about inner synchronicity or congruence, not religion.
True
The Globe Study found significant differences in beliefs about outstanding leadership.
True
The Italian Renaissance proponent of power-wielding, Machiavelli, argued that it is easier to maintain a position of power when one achieves it through support of the common people.
True
The leader is a symbol of the organization.
True
To "challenge the process" means to search for opportunities for innovation.
True
To "enable others to act" means to build trust and share power.
True
To "inspire a shared vision" requires involving others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations.
True
Transformational leadership is most closely aligned with stewardship theory.
True
Transforming leadership transforms both the leader and the follower.
True
When listening, leaders must be willing to be influenced.
True
Wise leaders follow.
True
Women have been shown to be substantially more effective than men in middle management positions.
True
Women tend to show somewhat higher levels of integrity than men.
True
The Satyam study identified 7 leader behaviors for success working outside ones country of origin. Which of the following is not one of them?
Use influence.
To continue the conversation, Denning recommends:
Use the model of an interesting dinner party.
Which of the following is not one of the leader intelligences according to the Howard Gardner video?
Visionary
Authentic leaders are most likely to make decisions using:
Consensus
According to research done at Stanford University, which of the following is most effective?
A story
According to John Gardner, all of the following are tasks of leadership except:
Achieving Change
MacGregor's Theory X is most like:
Agency Theory
Where does the shared vision come from?
Any of the other three.
Active listening involves listening with both the head and gut.
False
Agency theory is most closely aligned with Theory Y.
False
All authentic leaders are charismatic.
False
Authentic leaders are cautious about talking about mistakes.
False
Authentic leaders are formal leaders.
False
Authentic leaders do not use power to lead.
False
Baldrige Award winners have said that the hardest part of leading was to empower and still hold control.
False
Character includes two parts: fundamental principles (or truths) and self-confidence.
False
Community is a form of organization.
False
Emotional reciprocity is used to control conflict.
False
Formal leadership is defined by the use of legitimate power and authority.
False
Which of the following best represents the process of leadership (when compared to the process of management)?
A process of persuasion or example
How long should shared visions be, according to the text?
20 years or more.
Which best describes Stewardship Theory?
A high level of commitment to the organization and personal forms of power
If an organization needs to be shaken loose, the authentic leader will first:
Become a teacher to make followers uncomfortable with the status quo.
Which theory(ies) best represents leadership as issues of people and task?
Behavioral theories
Being visionary is not enough. Why?
Being visionary does not ensure that the vision will be achieved.
Which of the following is not a situational theory of leadership?
Blake and Mouton's Leadership Grid.
Sources of intrinsic motivation include all but:
Bonuses
Which of the following is not one of Maslow's "being values"?
Caring p13
Among Deming's fourteen points regarding quality are the following except for:
Cease dependence on pride of workmanship.
The foundation of authentic leading is:
Character
According to the Howard Gardner video, the four types of leaders do not include:
Charismatics
The qualities of a shared vision, according to Nanus, include all of the following except:
Clarifying the benefits of the proposed change.
Edgar Schein has said that the only important thing that leaders do is:
Construct culture.
The downside of charisma is best characterized as:
Dependence
The overarching values among authentic leaders do not include:
Determination
According to Nanus, a compelling vision does all of the following except:
Elevate levels of motivation and morality within your organization.
Nanus suggests all of the following for creating a compelling shared vision except:
Encourage inputs from those in key roles and positions of influence.
The right vision affects organizational change in all of the following ways except:
Ensuring that the blue sky hits the road.
Level 5 leaders are characterized by:
Extreme humility. p109
A compelling vision engages both the heart and the hands.
False
According to Kotter, leadership research fails to adequately differentiate leadership from management.
False
According to the Globe Study, the most universal portrait of an exceptional leader is one with high integrity, charismatic/values-based, and strong team skills.
False
According to the Howard Gardner video, leaders are likely to show evidence of an unusual childhood.
False
Who is the source of this statement? "Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love."
Gandhi
Empowerment means:
Giving power away.
Among the practices to facilitate reflective thinking identified in the text are all of the following but:
Going to Disneyland.
Authentic leading involves all of the following except:
Great Man theory P19,28
Which of the following is not reflective of empowerment as described in "Flight of the Buffalo."
Helping do the job
Informal leaders can be used as role models to better understand the practices of formal leadership because of the following, except:
Informal leaders must rely on high standards of excellence.
Emergent leadership is more likely to be found among:
Informal leaders.
The servant leader is characterized by all of the following except:
Persuasion over judgment.
Research has shown that among the barriers to high performance teams are all but:
Lack of a collaborative climate
A general manager's conversations with others are:
Largely personal
Transformational leadership is least closely aligned with:
Legitimate authority
Personal power includes all of the following except:
Legitimate power
Among the following methods of effective communication, the authentic leader emphasizes ___ the most.
Listening
Authentic leaders best communicate organizational values by all of the following except:
Listening
The statement that all power tends to corrupt was made by
Lord Acton
Which of the following is not one of the forms of power articulated by French and Raven?
Moral Power
Transactional leadership occurs when
One person contacts others for the purpose of an exchange of valued things.
Among the values listed in the text as characteristic of organizations with authentic leaders are all of the following except:
Openness
The dimensions included in the Globe Study include all of the following but:
Out-group collectivism.
Decision making under authentic leadership is generally:
Participatory.
Which of the following is most effective?
Personal notes
Which of the following is not one of the dimensions that underlie trust?
Respect
Heifetz notes that informal authority is earned through:
Respect, admiration, and trust.
Social capitalism means
Responsibility for social, environmental, and economic benefits at local levels throughout the world to achieve the firm's economic goals in the future.
According to Robbins, the dimensions that underlie trust include all of the following except:
Self-confidence
Narcissists are most likely to focus on:
Self-interest
Organizational culture deals with:
Shared values, beliefs and behaviors.
Systemic thinking involves a discipline for all of the following except:
Simplifying complexity.
Emergent leadership refers to:
The emergence of leaders from their commitment to service first.
A key element of transformational leadership as developed by Burns that was eliminated, then later reinstated by Bass was:
The moral component.
According to the text, the one factor that stands out among a number of contributing factors toward a successful visioning and strategic planning process is:
The visible action of the leader.
According to Howard Gardner's video, there is one clear mark of the exceptional leader. It is:
Time alone or time away for reflection.
One key purpose for communication by an authentic leader is:
To focus attention.
Among the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award categories are all of the following except:
Total Quality Management
LMX theory says that leaders should:
Treat all followers as if they are part of the ingroup.
The key reasons for attempting to explain the glass ceiling described in the text include all but:
Women are less effective at communication.
The Satyam study of global leaders identified a list of 10 role model values. Which one is not also one identified in the text with authentic leaders?
Work/life balance.
Highly effective teams share all but which of the following characteristics?
uniform commitment.
