Exam 17: Skills for Optimizing Leadership As Situations Change

Identify a true statement about negotiation as a technique to resolve conflicts.

In terms of a model of performance,the two components that make up capabilities are training and goal setting.

Correctly administered punishment does not cause emotional side effects.

Which of the following should leaders do when administering punishment to a follower?

A leader's credibility erodes if the team members are not held accountable for behavior that is misaligned with the team's operating principles.

In the context of managing conflict,a zero-sum situation is one in which intermediate degrees of satisfaction are possible,but increases in one party's satisfaction inherently decrease the other party's satisfaction,and vice versa.

Which statement about executive teams is most likely false?

In the context of general approaches to conflict resolution as described by Thomas,accommodation is an approach that represents a compromise between domination and appeasement.

Two parties in conflict arrive at a compromise between domination and appeasement.In the context of the general approaches to managing conflict as described by Thomas,which of the following resolution approaches does this refer to?

In the context of performance problems,which of the following should leaders do to resolve motivation problems in followers and teams?

In the context of the five general approaches to managing conflict as described by Thomas,which conflict resolution approach is known as the win-lose orientation?

When a leader wants to allow subordinates to learn from their mistakes,then compromising is the best conflict-management approach.

In the context of the five general approaches to managing conflict between two parties as described by Thomas,which of the following is a characteristic of the collaboration approach?

In the context of team building,catalyzing real team performances at the top means replacing executive leadership with executive teams.

The idea component of a leader's vision is more likely to gain follower commitment if it is a solo effort by the leader.

Compromising is most likely the best approach to conflict management when opponents with equal power are committed to mutually exclusive goals.

In the context of leaders creating a compelling vision,which of the following components pertains to lessons of leadership learned through personal experience that are related to a team's future picture and core values?

In general,leaders will be only as effective as the followers and teams they lead.

People most likely get more involved in a leader's vision when ________ are used.

Which of the following is not one of the five general approaches to managing conflict as described by Thomas?