LDR/300 INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP The
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LDR 300 Course Link https://uopcourse.com/category/ldr300/ ********************************************** LDR 300 Wk 1 - Practice: Knowledge Check Which of the following statements is true of women in leadership positions? Multiple Choice • Women were less likely than men to be willing to take career risks. • Women were less analytical and forceful than men. • Women's commitment to their organizations was less guarded than that of their male counterparts. • Women had significantly lower well-being scores than men.
According to Robert Kelley's basic styles of followership, which of the following statements is true about pragmatist followers? Multiple Choice • They are the "yes people" of organizations. • They usually point out all the negative aspects of their organization to others. • They often present a distinct image, with either positive or negative characteristics. • They are rarely committed to their group's work goals.
Craig, a marketing manager at HeliZone Inc., rarely takes initiative or suggests new ideas during project meetings. He does his work halfheartedly and needs to be guided by his manager on a regular basis. According to Robert Kelley's basic styles of followership, Craig most likely is a(n) Multiple Choice • passive follower • pragmatist follower • alienated follower • conformist follower
Which of the following terms describes a kind of learning between an individual and the environment in which learners seek relatively little feedback that may significantly confront their fundamental ideas or actions? Multiple Choice • action learning • deutero-learning • double-loop learning • single-loop learning
Which of the following involves a willingness to confront your own views and an invitation to others to do so, too? Multiple Choice • double-loop learning • single-loop learning • the self-fulfilling prophecy • the fundamental attribution error
Which of the following fundamental archetypes of leadership is most likely to take risks and action in a crisis? Multiple Choice • The Revolutionary–Crusader archetype • The Teacher–Mentor archetype • The Visionary–Alchemist archetype • The Warrior–Knight archetype
Which of the following is the first step while conducting a GAPS analysis? Multiple Choice • to obtain information about one's strengths and development needs by asking others for feedback • to clearly identify what one wants to do or where one wants to go with one's career over the next year or so
• to write a journal that includes specialized knowledge or a number of skills that have helped one succeed in one's previous jobs • to identify the standards one's boss or one's organization has for one's career objectives
Which of the following statements is true of a gaps-of-the-GAPS analysis? Multiple Choice • It helps leadership practitioners identify high-priority development needs. • It clearly spells out what leaders need to do to meet their development needs. • It builds in reflection time so that people can periodically review progress. • It states career objectives indicating where one wants to be in one's career a year or so in the future.
Which of the following statements is true about building effective relationships with superiors? Multiple Choice • Followers should play politics and distort information to make superiors look good, if required. • Followers should take the blame solely on themselves for their teams' failures. • Followers should think of their own and their superior's success as interdependent. • Followers should be evaluated on the basis of their own success rather than on their team's success.
In the context of the new leader onboarding road map, which of the following statements is true of new leaders in the first two weeks? Multiple Choice • They should avoid meeting their team's stars to stay ahead of potential biases or conflicts. • They should avoid meeting individuals who were once part of the team but have taken positions in other parts of the organization. • They should schedule one-on-one meetings with all their peers in peers' offices. • They should try to maximize their personal interactions with direct reports.
LDR 300 Wk 1 - Apply: Quiz Identify a true statement about passive followers according to Robert Kelley's basic styles of followership. Multiple Choice • They are often seen as cynical, negative, and adversarial by leaders. • They require constant direction because they lack initiative and a sense of responsibility. • They are the "yes people" of organizations. • They are highly likely to become experts in mastering the bureaucratic rules that can be used to protect them.
According to Robert Kelley's basic styles of followership, which of the following statements is true about pragmatist followers? Multiple Choice • They are the "yes people" of organizations. • They often present a distinct image, with either positive or negative characteristics. • They are rarely committed to their group's work goals. • They usually point out all the negative aspects of their organization to others.
Which of the following definitions of leadership is fairly comprehensive and helpful? Multiple Choice • the process by which an agent induces a subordinate to behave in a desired manner • the process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing its goals • directing and coordinating the work of group members • actions that focus resources to create desirable opportunities A key reason behind using the phrase "desirable opportunities" in a definition of leadership was precisely to distinguish between leadership and Multiple Choice • situation. • tyranny. • followership. • management. Leadership is most associated with words like Multiple Choice • consistency. • planning. • vision. • control. What is Hollander's approach to leadership called? Multiple Choice • transformational • participative • transactional • charismatic The interactional framework for analyzing leadership includes Multiple Choice • individual followers, groups, and leaders. • first-level supervisors, mid-level managers, and top-level leaders.
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individuals, groups, and organizations. followers, leaders, and situations.
According to leadership researchers, leadership Multiple Choice • postulates that leaders administer rather than innovate. • is an interpersonal relation in which others comply because they want to. • requires that leaders accept the status quo. • is the study of leaders independent of the people they interact with.
In the context of perception, which of the following terms is best described as the explanations people develop for the characteristics, behaviors, or actions to which they attend? Multiple Choice • fundamental attribution error • attribution • self-fulfilling prophecy • single-loop learning
Which of the following terms describes a kind of learning between an individual and the environment in which learners seek relatively little feedback that may significantly confront their fundamental ideas or actions? Multiple Choice • single-loop learning • action learning • deutero-learning • double-loop learning
Which of the following involves participants being given a limited amount of time to prioritize and respond to a number of notes, phone messages, and letters from a fictitious manager's inbasket? Multiple Choice • in-basket exercises • case studies • role playing • virtual simulations
Leadership development is enhanced when an experience involves three processes, which are Multiple Choice • action, observation, and reflection.
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perception, attribution, and learning. causation, vision, and listening.
According to Patricia O'Connell's webs of belief, which of the following web is the foundation for leaders to function in complex, uncertain, and changing environments where leadership solutions to challenges depend on mutual trust and respect among parties? Multiple Choice • flaneur • authenticity • learning • reverence
According to Patricia O'Connell's webs of belief, which of the following webs of belief is associated with respecting and caring for all creation, and honoring the needs and identities of everyone in every culture? Multiple Choice • purpose • authenticity • flaneur • reverence
Simone, a senior sales manager at ReadMe Inc., cares about developing the skills of her teammates and works beside them as a role model. In the context of the five fundamental archetypes of leadership, she most likely belongs to the Multiple Choice • Father–Judge archetype. • Teacher–Mentor archetype. • Visionary–Alchemist archetype. • Warrior–Knight archetype.
According to Patricia O'Connell's webs of belief, which of the following webs of belief undergirds how one balances active participation in the events of one's life with alternating periods of observation, reflection, detachment, and rest? Multiple Choice • flaneur • reverence • authenticity • learning
Task forces that are formed to work on key change initiatives should be staffed by stars because Multiple Choice • this will establish an effective and reasonable time schedule. • this will minimize the need to outsource tasks. • this will ensure that key players earn promotions. • this will improve the odds of good recommendations being made.
Which of the following statements is true of a gaps-of-the-GAPS analysis? Multiple Choice • It states career objectives indicating where one wants to be in one's career a year or so in the future. • It clearly spells out what leaders need to do to meet their development needs. • It builds in reflection time so that people can periodically review progress. • It helps leadership practitioners identify high-priority development needs.
Which of the following statements is true about building effective relationships with superiors? Multiple Choice • Followers should think of their own and their superior's success as interdependent. • Followers should be evaluated on the basis of their own success rather than on their team's success. • Followers should take the blame solely on themselves for their teams' failures. • Followers should play politics and distort information to make superiors look good, if required.
In the context of the first day on the job, identify a true statement about the first meeting of the new leaders with their new bosses. Multiple Choice • The meeting should avoid discussing the boss's view of team strengths and weaknesses. • The meeting should end by arranging a follow-up meeting to review progress. • The meeting should happen in a small conference room. • The meeting should usually last for two to three hours.
When a team has fewer than 15 people, what should new leaders do during the first two weeks? Multiple Choice • identify major areas of improvement and restructure the whole group • organize gatherings to learn personal information about team members • meet individually with everyone on the team • schedule half-day one-on-one sessions with every team member
Which of the following is one of the best ways to establish and maintain good peer relationships? Multiple Choice • acknowledge common interests and goals • practice a theory z attitude to gain perspective • adopt the norms of the group • take control of problems that peers are unable to solve
Why do followers most likely need to have a high level of technical competence? Multiple Choice • Technical expertise enables a follower to implement a relevant development plan. • Technical competence increases a follower's channel power and situational control. • Technical competence decreases the pressure to belong to a leader's in-group. • Technical expertise plays a key role in supervisors' performance appraisal ratings of subordinates.
Which of the following statements is true of individuals with high levels of technical competence? Multiple Choice • They are highly likely to be delegated tasks. • They are highly unlikely to be asked to participate in decisions. • They are highly likely to be members of their leaders' out-groups. • They are highly unlikely to wield more influence in their groups than their leaders.
Which of the following is most likely a benefit of keeping a journal? Multiple Choice • considering actions in a subjective way • documenting ideas for future speeches • providing information for key followers • quantifying important strategic decisions
LDR 300 Wk 2 - Practice: Knowledge Check Followers are highly likely to use _____ power to change their leader's behavior if they have a relatively high amount of referent power with their fellow coworkers. Multiple Choice • expert • coercive • reward • legitimate
A leader who has developed close interpersonal relationships with followers generally uses his or her _____ power to influence them. Multiple Choice • reward • coercive • legitimate • referent
Unlike consultation, coalition tactics are most likely used when agents Multiple Choice • seek the aid or support of others to influence their targets. • use threats or persistent reminders to influence targets. • attempt to get targets in a good mood before making requests. • make proposals that are designed to arouse enthusiasm or emotions in targets.
A police officer giving a speeding ticket to a driver is most likely using his or her Multiple Choice • coercive power. • expert power. • referent power. • reward power.
Which of the following statements is true of coercive power? Multiple Choice • It refers to the ability of an individual to influence others through his or her relative expertise in particular areas. • It has the possibility to be used by followers to influence their leader's behavior. • It is directly proportional to the strength of the relationship between leaders and followers. • It refers to the potential to influence others due to one's control over desired resources.
Dr. Jonathon realizes that his patient is suffering from a highly contagious disease that is likely to pose a threat to the entire city. However, he is uncertain about sharing this information with city officials to protect his patient's privacy. In this scenario, which of the following ethical dilemmas does the doctor most likely face? Multiple Choice • justice versus mercy • short-term versus long-term • truth versus loyalty • individual versus community
Which of the following generation of workers tends to be technologically savvy, independent, and skeptical of institutions and hierarchy? Multiple Choice • the Gen Xers • the Baby Boomers • the Veterans • the Millennials
According to Zemke's four generations of workers, which of the following statements is most likely true of the Veterans? Multiple Choice • They are most likely latchkey kids. • They tend to be more committed to their vocation than to any specific organization. • They represent a wealth of lore and wisdom. • They are entrepreneurial, and they embrace change.
Which of the following is an approach, developed and popularized by Covey, which postulates a fundamental interdependence between the personal, the interpersonal, the managerial, and the organizational levels of leadership? Multiple Choice • the constructionist approach • principle-centered leadership • upward ethical leadership • the role approach
Hall and Donnell reported findings of five separate studies involving over 12,000 managers that explored the relationship between managerial achievement and attitudes toward subordinates. Overall, they found that managers who strongly subscribed to Theory X beliefs Multiple Choice • were highly likely to be in their lower-achieving group. • were unlikely to have a pessimistic view of others. • were highly likely to believe that workers were naturally motivated to work. • were unlikely to rely on coercive, external control methods to motivate workers.
LDR 300 Wk 2 - Apply: Test Which type of power can Lee use in his role as the CEO in an organization? Multiple Choice • Referent power
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Expert power Coercive power Legitimate power
In the past and in early leadership studies, effective leadership was thought to be based on the heroic theory and included which of the following leadership traits? Multiple Choice • Intelligence quotient • Expertise or experience • Education level • Height or gender
Tovah has been told that he needs to develop his skills as a leader. Which of these tools might best help Tovah? Multiple Choice • A SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis • A GAPS (goals, abilities, perceptions, standards) analysis • The GROW (goal, reality, opportunity, way forward) model • A SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound) goal
Dr. Hamilton has researched and studied artificial intelligence for over 30 years. Which type of power does he have in that field? Multiple Choice • Coercive power • Reward power • Expert power • Referent power
When evaluating a leader, you should not immediately conclude if the leader is good or bad because you must consider Multiple Choice • The leader, the followers, and multiple situations. • Whether the followers like the leader and disagreed with the decisions. • How long the leader and the followers have been working together. • The overall performance of the team first.
What is the considered the most important, yet neglected, step of the A-O-R Model? Multiple Choice • Action
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Observation Refusal Reflection
How can the second and third phases of development planning be used to improve as a leader? Multiple Choice • They can be used to evaluate what areas a leader needs to work on and what resources are available. • Those phases can lead to improved comradery on the team. • They make it apparent what team a leader should work with. • They allow a leader to focus on their followers.
Emmitt uses his leadership and position to produce effects on others and influence his followers. What term is used to describe this ability of leadership? Multiple Choice • Coercion • Authority • Power • Force
Why is the Action-observation-reflection (AOR) model used in the fourth phase of the development planning process? Multiple Choice • Because it is when a development plan can be created. • Because it is when an individual seeks feedback from others. • Because it is the phase in which a leader can identify what areas to focus on to improve as a leader. • Because in that phase a leader can identify the gaps in their own leadership skills.
What is the first phase of development planning for a leader? Multiple Choice • Identify available career opportunities. • Identify strengths and weaknesses. • Identify your career goals and assess your abilities. • Identify your development resources.
Sherry is working on being a better leader. She has created a development plan and is now seeking to implement her plan. In this scenario, which model is best for addressing her leadership abilities?
Multiple Choice • ABS - Access your feelings, Be apologetic, and Slap it (a high five) • SOAR - Seek success, overcome challenges, achieve goals, reach high • AOR - Action, Observation, and Reflection • STAR - Show thankfulness, appreciation, and respect
Jim is a manager in a retail business. To be an effective manager and active leader, Jim should try to have how many people as direct reports? Multiple Choice • 3 to 10 • 1 or 2 • 20 to 30 • 10 to 20
Leaders, as opposed to strictly managers, are involved in which one of the following activities? Multiple Choice • Planning • Paperwork • Vision • Regulations
Power is not only related to the leader. What are three aspects that impact power? Multiple Choice • The leader, the salary level, and the position title. • The supervisor, the customers, and the location. • The leader, the company, and how many co-workers • The leader, the followers, and the situation.
Leaders use which of the following aspects to develop their experience and abilities: Multiple Choice • Rational and emotional experiences • Emotional intelligence • Development opportunities • Intellectual experiences • What are the three important parts of leadership that determine how effective a leader is? Multiple Choice • The rules, the discipline, and the rewards • The pay, benefits, and satisfaction • The leader, the followers, and the situation.
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Friendliness, forgiveness, and expectations
Devin just completed a GAPS analysis. What should he do now to further his development plan? Multiple Choice • He should identify what are the “gaps” in his GAPS analysis. • He should speak with his co-workers about their development plans. • He should start his plan over. • He should discuss his findings with his supervisor.
As the HR manager of her corporation, Maria is responsible for documenting formal warnings and sanctions due to misbehavior and poor performance. Which type of power does Maria wield? Multiple Choice • Referent power • Coercive power • Reward power • Expert power
Nancy is a seeking to be an effective leader in her new role as regional sales manager. Which of the following leadership principles should Nancy focus on developing with her followers? Multiple Choice • Trust • Discipline • Patience • Give feedback
Michael has a strong relationship of trust with one of his direct reports, Jenny. Which type of power can Michael use due to this relationship? Multiple Choice • Referent Power • Legitimate power • Expert power • Coercive power
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