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c. It entails organizing a
structure to accomplish a plan
and staffing the structure with
employees.
d. It provides learning
opportunities so people can
expand their minds and
abilities.
Which of the following
statements is true of
leadership?
a. The process of leadership
generally encourages
emotional distance.
b. Leadership focuses on
getting the most results out of
people.
c. People become part of a
community in the presence of
leadership.
enforcing conformity in an
organization.
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Pre-Test Questions
Topic
Category
Defining leadership has been
an elusive problem largely
because:
a. the nature of leadership
involves coercive influence.
b. the nature of leadership
itself is complex.
c. leadership is one of the least
d. the influence of leadership
is unidirectional.
Leadership Challenge #1
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Leadership involves influence
which is _____.
a. multidirectional
c. passive
d. unequal
Leadership Challenge #1
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Identify the correct statement
regarding leadership.
a. It involves a passive
relationship among people.
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status quo.
A(n) _____ is a shared
mindset that represents a
fundamental way of thinking
about, perceiving, and
understanding the world.
a. paradigm
Leadership Challenge #2
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Which of the following
statements is true of today’s
best leaders?
a. They believe that if they can
keep things running on a
steady, even keel, the
organization will always be
successful.
control is needed for the
organization to function
Leadership Challenge #2
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Identify the correct statement
regarding effective leaders.
a. They believe in detailed and
inviolate procedures.
b. They emphasize control and
rigidity.
inevitability of change.
Leadership Challenge #2
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Which of the following
statements is true of effective
leaders?
a. They are controllers who
believe in rigid organizational
hierarchies.
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_____ refers to a phenomenon
in organizations in which a
manager with an impressive
track record reaches a certain
level but goes off track and
can’t advance because of a
mismatch between job needs
and the manager’s personal
skills and qualities.
a. Autocracy
Leadership Challenge #3
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Identify the characteristic of
an unsuccessful leader.
a. They are trustworthy and
sensitive.
b. They spend too much time
promoting themselves.
build and develop the right
Leadership Challenge #3
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Which of the following
statements distinguishes
management and leadership?
a. Management involves
keeping an eye on the short-
term results, whereas
leadership involves keeping an
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employees.
Identify the correct difference
between management and
leadership.
a. Management entails
organizing a structure to
accomplish the plan, while
leadership includes developing
a set of core values that can
lead to a desired future state.
b. Management involves
keeping an eye on the horizon,
eye on the short-term future.
Leadership Challenge #4
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Which of the following
statements is true of personal
leadership qualities?
a. The process of leadership
generally encourages
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goals.
The failure of _____ led
researchers to begin looking at
what a leader does rather than
who he or she is.
a. trait theories
Leadership Challenge #6
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Which of the following
statements is true of
Leadership Era 1?
a. This era sees the rise of the
“rational manager.”
b. This became an era of great
Leadership Challenge #6
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Which of the following
statements is true of
Leadership Era 3?
a. This era may be
conceptualized as pre-
industrial and pre-
bureaucratic.
b. This era sees the rise of the
“rational manager.”
Leadership Challenge #6
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Post-Test Questions
Topic
Category
Which of the following
statements is true of
leadership?
a. It involves a relationship
among people who treat
assumptions as fixed truths.
Leadership Challenge #1
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Which of the following
statements is true of
leadership?
a. It involves influence which
is unidirectional.
b. It involves maintaining the
Leadership Challenge #1
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Which of the following
statements is true of effective
followers?
a. They do not take decisions
on their own.
b. They are committed to
something outside their own
self-interest.
c. They avoid standing up for
Leadership Challenge #1
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Which of the following
statements is true of good
leaders?
a. They know how to follow.
b. They are above others.
Leadership Challenge #1
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Today’s leaders operate in a
world where:
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a. much is certain.
Harry, the general manager of
an organization, encourages
employees to question their
assumptions and provide
diverse perspectives. He uses
the latest technology to
perform tasks effectively. He
suggests alterations in the
policies of the organization
according to the changes in
the business environment. In
the context of the given
scenario, which of the
following is true of Harry?
a. He applies fear-based
motivation in the organization.
Leadership Challenge #2
Perform
Which of the following is an
example of an effective leader
using a new leadership
paradigm?
a. George believes that an
organization can function
effectively only with strict
control.
Leadership Challenge #2
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Which of the following is a
fatal flaw of a leader that
causes derailment?
a. Inability to promote
themselves
Leadership Challenge #3
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Which of the following
characterizes unsuccessful
managers?
a. They are not critical or
insensitive.
b. They do not learn from
themselves.
Leadership Challenge #3
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Jennifer heads the software
team of Insight Inc. She
prepares schedules and
deadlines for projects and
assigns separate tasks to each
employee. She focuses on the
short-term results of her
projects rather than the long-
term future. She decides the
budgets for different projects.
She prefers to stabilize
situations rather than change
them. In this scenario, Jennifer
depicts _____.
a. leadership qualities
Leadership Challenge #4
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Which of the following is a
difference between
management and leadership?
a. Management keeps an eye
on the long-term future,
whereas leadership keeps an
eye on the short-term results.
b. Management is concerned
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with developing a shared
culture that can lead to the
desired future state, while
leadership deals with
developing policies and
procedures to direct
employees.
c. Management focuses on
establishing detailed plans for
achieving specific results,
Which of the following is true
of leadership in terms of
relationships?
a. It focuses on investing more
in people so they are
energized and inspired to
accomplish goals.
b. It focuses on getting the
Leadership Challenge #5
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Identify the correct statement
regarding true leaders.
a. They have closed minds that
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formal authority.
Which of the following is true
of the trait theories of
leadership?
a. It was believed that leaders
were born with certain heroic
leadership traits.
Leadership Challenge #6
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Which of the following
statements is true of
Leadership Era 2?
a. It is the era of the agile
leader.
Leadership Challenge #6
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Self-Assessment Questions
Topic
Category
In terms of learning styles,
which of the following
represents interpersonal
intelligence?
a. A person notices if a
melody is out of tune or off
key.
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In the context of learning
styles, which of the following
is an example of intrapersonal
intelligence?
a. A person is good at problem
solving that requires logical
thinking.
Leadership Challenge #2
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According to multiple-
intelligence theory, which of
the following is an example of
verbal-linguistic intelligence?
a. A person’s conversations
frequently include things they
have read or heard about.
Leadership Challenge #2
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Which of the following is an
example of a leadership
activity or behavior?
a. An individual sets priorities
and organizes work to meet
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Which of the following is an
example of a management
activity or behavior?
a. An individual scouts for
new product or service
opportunities.
b. An individual sets priorities
Leadership Challenge #4
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Which of the following is an
example of leadership
behavior?
a. A team head ensures that
jobs get out on time.
Leadership Challenge #4
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Which of the following is an
example of people skills?
a. Avoiding a change in old
Leadership Challenge #3
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position and formal authority
Which of the following is an
example of dealing effectively
with authority?
a. Speaking up when a leader
makes a decision that seems
harmful
Leadership Challenge #3
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Which of the following
illustrates an instance of
networking?
a. A leader does not interact
with colleagues in other
departments of an
organization.
Leadership Challenge #3
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Which of the following
statements is true of leaders?
a. They must learn to maintain
the status quo, not create
change.
specific results.
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Which of the following is an
example of an individual with
a tolerance of ambiguity?
a. Elvis always prefers
something familiar to what is
Leadership Challenge #2
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Which of the following
examples indicates an
individual with an intolerance
of ambiguity?
a. Louie believes that the
sooner everybody acquires
similar values and ideals the
better.
b. Louie can make important
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