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1.
Leadership
is the sole basis for success of an
organization.
a.
True
b.
False
2. An alienated
follower
is an
independent,
critical thinker who is active in an
organization.
a.
True
b.
False
3. To effectively manage up requires understanding what leaders want and
need.
a.
True
b.
False
4. A passive follower exhibits critical, independent thinking and displays initiative and a sense of responsibility.
a.
True
b.
False
5. Effective followers have the courage to initiate change and put themselves at risk or in conflict with
others.
a.
True
b.
False
6. Effective followers are characterized by both mindfulness and a willingness to act and are essential for
an
organization to be
effective.
a.
True
b.
False
7. One of the tactics for followers to manage up is to be a resource for the
leader.
a.
True
b.
False
8. Building a relationship with a leader implies submitting to authority.
a.
True
b.
False
9. Effective followers have to know what they stand for and be willing to express their own ideas to their leaders
even
though this might mean risking their jobs.
a.
True
b.
False
10.
It
is a leader's job to clearly communicate where a group or organization is going and
why.
a.
True
b.
False
11. Leadership coaching involves telling followers what to do, directing and controlling their behavior, and judging
their
performance.
a.
True
b.
False
12.
Leadership coaching helps followers upgrade their skills and enhance their career
development.
a.
True
b.
False
13. Leadership coaching means trying to change people and make them something other than what they
are.
a.
True
b.
False
14. Leaders should wait for an annual review to let employees know how they're doing or how they can
improve.
a.
True
b.
False
15. Effective leaders see feedback as something to dread or fear and not as a route to improvement and
development.
a.
True
b.
False
16. Managing up involves:
a. giving advice on handling specific organizational situations and dealing with organizational politics.
b. directing and controlling behavior and judging individual performance.
c. telling a person exactly what needs to be
done.
d. consciously developing a mutually-respectful relationship with one's direct
superiors.
17. Leaders value those people
who:
a. show initiative.
b. think uncritically.
c. do not take responsibility when something needs to be
done.
d. focus exclusively on the shortcomings of an
organization.
18. Bosses want followers
to:
a. understand their
customers.
b. understand the needs of fellow
colleagues.
c. depend solely on leaders for growth
prospects.
d. refrain from thinking critically.
19. Dependent, uncritical
thinkers:
a. are aware of the significance of their
actions.
b. accept a leader's ideas without assessing
them.
c. contribute to the cultivation of an organization
d. weigh the impact of decisions on the company
vision.
20. A(n) is often an effective follower who has experienced setbacks and obstacles, perhaps promises broken
by
supenors.
a. alienated
follower
b. conformist
c. pragmatic survivor
d. active
follower
21. An alienated
follower:
a. is active
in
an organization.
b. is passive, yet an
independent thinker.
c. does not try to avoid risk or
conflict.
d. does not utilize critical thinking
skills.
22. In the context
offollowership
styles, leave the
thinking
to their
leaders.
a. pragmatic
survivors
b. alienated
followers
c. passive
followers
d.
conformists
23. Active
follower behavior
refers
to:
a. being
reactive.
b. requiring constant
supervision.
c. initiating problem
solving.
d. taking neither initiative nor personal
responsibility.
24. In the context of styles of
followership,
a
dependent,
uncritical
thinker:
a. does not consider possibilities beyond what he or she is
told.
b. is aware of the
significance
of his or her own
actions.
c. contributes to the
cultivation
of an
organization.
d. does not accept a leader's ideas
without assessing them.
25. are often the result of leaders who are over-controlling of others and who punish
mistakes.
a.
Pragmatic
survivors
b. Alienated
followers
c. Passive
followers
d. Conformists
26. A passive
follower:
a. displays critical, independent thinking.
b.
possesse
s
the
courage
to
initiate
change.
c. does not exhibit active participation.
d. typically carries out any and all
orders.
27. Effective
followers:
a. are passive and uncritical by
nature.
b. presume that a leader will provide them with security, permission to act, or personal
growth.
c. initiate opportunities through which they can achieve personal
fulfilhnent.
d. try to avoid risk or
conflict.
28. Which of the following styles of followership do government appointees often demonstrate because they have
their
own agendas and a short period of time in which to implement
them?
a. Pragmatic
survivor
b. Conformist
c. Passive
follower
d. Alienated
follower
29. Followers can influence their leaders by
being:
a. a resource for the
leader.
b. critical of an organization.
c. submissive and
passive.
d. dependent, uncritical thinkers.
30. A follower can be a resource for the leader
by:
a. informing the leader about their own
ideas.
b. staying aloof from the vision of their organization.
c. refusing to acknowledging the leader for his or her
contributions.
d. maintaining a distance from the
leader.
31. An effective
follower-leader
relationship is based on .
a. mutnal
respect
b. authority
c. submission
d. conformity
32. A leader can become a better leader when
followers:
a. take all the credit for the accomplishments of a
team.
b. are submissive and
passive.
c. compliment the leader for behavior that followers
appreciate.
d. idealize the
leader.
