Module 6- Leadership

Question 1

Define leadership

Answer 1

An influence relationship
between two or more people
who depend on each other
to attain certain goals

Question 2

Having an internal locus of control

Answer 2

Means you believe you can control
your life

Question 3

External locus of control

Answer 3

life is controlled by outside factors which the person can not influence,
or that chance or fate controls their lives

Question 4

What is situational leadership?

Answer 4

The appropriate actions for a leader will vary by situation

Question 5

What are Ohio State’s two categories of leadership behavior?

Answer 5

Cleveland Indians
CI

Consideration— communicating and giving respect

Initiating Structure— task-related behaviors such as planning, problem-solving, and scheduling

Question 6

What are Michigan’s two categories of leadership behaviors?

Answer 6

Job-centered behaviors

Employee-centered behaviors

Question 7

What are the five behaviors on Blake and Mouton’s grid?

Answer 7

ASSIC

Accommodating
Sound
Status quo
Indifferent
Controlling

Question 8

Where does accommodating go on Blake and Mouton’s grid?

Answer 8

High concern for people
Low concern for production

Question 9

Where does Sound go on Blake and Mouton’s grid?

Answer 9

High concern for people
High concern for production

Question 10

Where does go Status Quo on Blake and Mouton’s grid?

Answer 10

Right in the middle

Question 11

Where does Indifferent go on Blake and Mouton’s grid?

Answer 11

Low concern for people
Low concern for production

Question 12

Where does Controlling go on Blake and Mouton’s grid?

Answer 12

Low concern for people
High concern for production

Question 13

People often use _______ persuasion when ________ appeals could be more effective. 

Answer 13

Rational
Inspirational, including emotional

Question 14

What are the bases of power?

Answer 14

FORMAL
Legitimate
Reward
Coercive

PERSONAL
Expert
Information
Referent

Question 15

What is referent power?

Answer 15

Being respected and trusted

Question 16

What are the axes on Blake and Mouton’s grid?

Answer 16

x = production
y = people

Question 17

What are the steps in the design-thinking process?

Answer 17

E D I P T I
Empathize
Define
Ideate
Prototype
Test
Implement

Question 18

In which stage of the design thinking process do you state the users needs and problems?

Answer 18

Define

Question 19

In which stage of the design thinking process do you challenge assumptions?

Answer 19

Ideate

Question 20

How are data expressed effectively during the design thinking process?

Answer 20

Visually

Question 21

According to situational leadership, if you have an employee who is highly competent but has a low commitment, which leadership style should you use?

Answer 21

Participating

Question 22

According to situational leadership theory, if you have an employee who is highly competent and highly committed, which leadership style should you use?

Answer 22

Delegating

Question 23

According to situational leadership theory, which leadership style should you use if you have an employee with low confidence and low commitment?

Answer 23

Telling

Question 24

According to situational leadership theory, which leadership style should you use if you have an employee with low confidence but high commitment?

Answer 24

Selling

Question 25

What is transactional leadership?

Answer 25

Employees are motivated by rewards for accomplishing goals or tasks

Question 26

What is transformational leadership?

Answer 26

Making your followers want what you want

Question 27

What are the four tools of transformational leadership?

Answer 27

Idealized influence Inspirational motivation Intellectual stimulation Individualized consideration

Question 28

Which leadership style is more effective, transactional leadership or transformational leadership?

Answer 28

Most experts say transformational leader ship.

Question 29

In situational leadership, which followers have low competence and low commitment?

Answer 29

M1

Question 30

In situational leadership, which followers have low competence but high commitment?

Answer 30

M2

Question 31

In situational leadership, which followers have high competence but low commitment and confidence?

Answer 31

M3

Question 32

In situational leadership, which followers have high competence and high commitment in confidence?

Answer 32

M4

Question 33

What are the two general groups of leadership styles?

Answer 33

Task-oriented people-oriented

Question 34

Which three leadership styles evolved from Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s continuum?

Answer 34

Autocratic Participatory Laissez-faire

Question 35

Which employee characteristics would best merit an autocratic leadership style?

Answer 35

High role ambiguity Low abilities Low motivation Little time for a group discussion

Question 36

Which employee characteristics would best merit a participative leadership style?

Answer 36

High abilities High motivatation Decision is relevant to employees Decision impacts large number of people

Question 37

Which employee characteristics would best merit a laissez-faire management style?

Answer 37

High abilities Part of a creative field where the team values its freedom Highly motivated to achieve

Question 38

What’s a good four word definition of leadership?

Answer 38

Provide vision and tools

Question 39

What are the following words associated with? Telling Selling Participating Delegating

Answer 39

Situational leadership theory from Hersey and Blanchard