Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice, Seventh Edition: Instructor Resource
Chapter 11 – Adaptive Leadership
Questions for Study
2. What are the respective roles of leader and follower in this approach?
3. What are the five activities expected of leaders in this approach? Be able to explain each of
them.
4. What does a systems perspective contribute to our understanding of adaptive leadership?
6. What are the three types of situational challenges leaders face?
7. Explain the six leader behaviors prescribed in the model of Adaptive Leadership.
8. What are the four patterns of adaptive change a leader needs to identify in the Adaptive
Leadership approach?
9. What are the three ways leaders can regulate distress in an organization, according to this
approach?
11. What are avoidance behaviors and why should leaders be concerned about them?
12. What are the strengths of the Adaptive Leadership approach?