Chapter 2 The Leadership triangle

Question 1

Many leadership failures actually result from….

Answer 1

An unwillingness to face the true nature of a situation

Question 2

What are the three leadership commitments?

Answer 2

1. Uncovering reality.
2. Training your people as assets.
3. Developing leaders at all levels.

Question 3

What is the most challenging and most powerful of the three commitments?

Answer 3

Developing leaders at all levels of your organization

Question 4

What are reasons people might be hiding information?

Answer 4

1. They’re afraid they’ll be punished for their candor.
2. They don’t understand the importance of sharing information.
3. They’re trying to cover up their own errors.

Question 5

Ram Charan and Larry Bossidy, in their book “execution,”, make a point of urging leaders to be______ about their business assumptions, And to always______ their environment for changes that might affect them.

Answer 5

Realistic
Monitor

Question 6

“ follow the smoke” is just another way of saying…

Answer 6

Look for the right information

Question 7

What are the two types of information?

Answer 7

Quantitative and qualitative

Question 8

______ are those parts of our nature that are so sensitive to certain kinds of input that they override our more or less rational selves.

Answer 8

Triggers

Question 9

What is the key to be a successful leader?

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Answer 9

Making sure you get acquainted with as many different types of smoke as possible. (That is, information.)

Question 10

When does leadership become most valuable?

Answer 10

In extreme situations

Question 11

Through teaching, you can access your peoples ________, _______, and _____.

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Answer 11

Expertise, observations, and insights

Question 12

Another way to describe the give-and-take of the teaching relationship is as a _______________.

Answer 12

Teaching and learning dynamic

Question 13

Who made the quote “ in today’s world, a company’s people are its most important value producing assets” ?

Answer 13

Noel Tichy

Question 14

Who wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Leadership?

Answer 14

James Mac Gregor Burns

Question 15

By ___________, you amplify the effectiveness of your leadership actions, and enable your messages and initiatives to reach into every corner of the organization. P27

Answer 15

Developing leaders at all levels

Question 16

By _____________________, you’ll find that they become more deeply engaged in the work, take accountability for their performance, and stay focused on the organizations goals.

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Answer 16

Encouraging your people to think of themselves as leaders

Question 17

___________ it’s just a name for what happens when someone uses certain actions and attitudes to work through people to achieve common goals.

Answer 17

Leadership

Question 18

What is an excellent example of a company that thrives on homegrown leadership?

Answer 18

G E

Question 19

To cultivate leadership in others is essentially to be a ______, which means the whole process does indeed begin with you.

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Answer 19

Teacher

Question 20

How do you disrupt your own leadership chain reaction?

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Answer 20

Ignoring reality, neglecting your assets, and smothering others leadership potential.