Question

Leadership Skills for Managers

11. Which developmental method provides the most varied and intensive feedback to managers about their traits, skills, and behavior?
     
            a.    mentoring programs
            b.   multisource feedback workshops
            c.    business game simulations
            d.   developmental assessment centers

12.When there is a high LMX relationship, the leader is more likely to:
                 
            a.    give the subordinate easy assignments to do
            b.   monitor the subordinate's performance frequently                        
            c.    understand the subordinate’s problems and needs
            d.   provide detailed instructions to the subordinate

13.Detailed plans and formal procedures are most likely to be found in a culture with:
     
            a.    high performance emphasis
            b.   high uncertainty avoidance
            c.    high collectivism
            d. high gender egalitarianism  

14.Which was a suggested guideline for communicating a vision?
     
            a.    set a concrete deadline for attaining key aspects of the vision
            b.   explain in a general way how the vision can be attained
            c.    remind followers about difficult obstacles to be overcome
            d.   offer incentives to motivate follower commitment to the vision

15.Which of the following is a task-oriented leadership function in decision groups?
     
            a.    supporting
            b.   process analyzing
            c.    summarizing
            d.   harmonizing

16.Research at CCL indicates that the least amount of learning occurred for managers who had:
           
            a.    assignments for which they were already well prepared
            b.   challenges they had to face alone without much help
            c.    opportunities to make mistakes and understand the reasons for them
            d.   diverse experiences with different types of challenges

17.Which leader action is most likely to improve a group decision?
     
            a.    ask judgmental questions to stimulate more creative solutions
            b.   separate solution generation from solution evaluation
            c.    identify someone who is responsible for causing the problem
            d.   insist that the person who suggests a solution must defend it

18.Which is least likely to be a reason for the confused state of the leadership literature?

            a.   a proliferation of confusing terms and diverse definitions
            b.   the use of complex theories to explain leader influence
            c.   the reliance on weak methods for much of the research
            d.   the narrow focus of most empirical studies on leadership

19.Which if the following was not mentioned as a weakness in most leadership theory and research?

            a.   use of multiple methods to verify findings
            b. overemphasis on dyadic processes
            c.   insufficient attention to explanatory processes
            d.   insufficient attention to the leadership context

20. Which of the following was not a recommendation for ethical leadership behavior?
     
            a.    stay neutral in political conflicts involving ethical issues
            b.   set an example of ethical behavior in your own actions
            c.    initiate discussions among followers about ethics and integrity
            d.   encourage and recognize ethical behavior by followers

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11.(b) Multi source feedback workshops

12.(c) Understand the subordinate’s problems and needs

13.(b) High uncertainty avoidance

14.(d) Offer incentives to motivate follower commitment to the vision

15.(c) Summarizing

16.(d) Diverse experiences with different types of challenges

17.(b) Separate solution generation from solution evaluation

18.(d) The narrow focus of most empirical studies on leadership

19.(d) Insufficient attention to the leadership context

20.(a)stay neutral in political conflicts involving ethical issues

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