Question 1

Identify the correct statement regarding a mission.

Accepted Answer

A) It is an ambitious desire for the future. 
B) It serves as the glue that holds the organization together in times of change. 
C) It cannot work together with the vision of a company. 
D) It tends to grow and change in the face of changing technologies and environmental shifts. 
A) It is an ambitious desire for the future. 
B) It serves as the glue that holds the organization together in times of change. 
C) It cannot work together with the vision of a company. 
D) It tends to grow and change in the face of changing technologies and environmental shifts. B

Question 2

Briefly describe how vision works in a number of important ways.

Accepted Answer

An effective vision provides a link between today and tomorrow, serves to energize employees and focus their attention, provides meaning for people's work, and sets a standard of excellence and integrity in the organization.Vision connects what is going on right now with what the organization aspires to.A vision is always about the future, but it begins with the here and now.When people have a clear picture of where the organization wants to be in the future, they can help take it there.A clear vision lets people know what they should be doing and, just as importantly, what they should not be doing.Vision needs to transcend the bottom line to provide employees with a sense of meaning and purpose.A powerful vision frees people from the mundane by providing them with a challenge that requires them to give their best.

Question 3

To implement a strategy, leaders make sure they provide followers with line of sight to the organization's strategic objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The complexity of the envirornnent and the uncertainty of the future can overwhehn a leader.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A leader who is all action and little vision is actually uninvolved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

To improve strategic leadership, leaders can:

Accepted Answer

A) accept an answer rather than looking for patterns in what they see and hear. 
B) ignore buy-in among employees and other stakeholders who may have conflicting views and interests. 
C) identify weak points in the necessary skills required for thinking strategically and work toward correcting them. 
D) stick to their own and others' mental models and assumptions as challenging them can cause a sense of disorientation. 
A) accept an answer rather than looking for patterns in what they see and hear. 
B) ignore buy-in among employees and other stakeholders who may have conflicting views and interests. 
C) identify weak points in the necessary skills required for thinking strategically and work toward correcting them. 
D) stick to their own and others' mental models and assumptions as challenging them can cause a sense of disorientation.

Question 7

Vision is based in the current reality but is concerned with a future that is substantially different from the status quo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A powerful vision:

Accepted Answer

A) is the organization's core broad purpose and reason for existence. 
B) persists in the face of changing technologies, economic conditions, or other envirornnental shifts. 
C) serves as an opportunity to people to go where they have gone before. 
D) provides a measure by which employees can gauge their contributions to the organization. 
A) is the organization's core broad purpose and reason for existence. 
B) persists in the face of changing technologies, economic conditions, or other envirornnental shifts. 
C) serves as an opportunity to people to go where they have gone before. 
D) provides a measure by which employees can gauge their contributions to the organization.

Question 9

Samuel heads a company that manufactures cell phones.He lays emphasis on innovation and creation of new products and features rather than imitation of competitors' products.This instance shows that Samuel uses the approach to frame the purpose of his organization.

Accepted Answer

A) excellence 
B) discovery 
C) altruism 
D) heroism 
A) excellence 
B) discovery 
C) altruism 
D) heroism

Question 10

A leader should explain what a new strategic direction means to each person because:

Accepted Answer

A) employees should often be reminded about company strengths. 
B) followers are often thinking about the big picture. 
C) people are often fearful of change. 
D) leaders cannot anticipate people's fears and questions. 
A) employees should often be reminded about company strengths. 
B) followers are often thinking about the big picture. 
C) people are often fearful of change. 
D) leaders cannot anticipate people's fears and questions.

Question 11

Briefly explain the principle of self-reference.

Accepted Answer

When every person understands and embrac

Question 12

A is an organization's core broad purpose and reason for existence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A is an organization's core broad purpose...

Question 13

Effective leaders persist in making decisions which are related to changes that are difficult to execute and have low strategic impact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

List the techniques that can help leaders effectively implement strategy.

Accepted Answer

Following are the techniques that can he

Question 15

An effective vision:

Accepted Answer

A) is the property of the leader. 
B) serves to energize employees and focus their attention. 
C) is always about the present, but it begins with the future. 
D) happens naturally. 
A) is the property of the leader. 
B) serves to energize employees and focus their attention. 
C) is always about the present, but it begins with the future. 
D) happens naturally.

Question 16

means that each element in a system will serve the goals of the whole system when the elements are imprinted with an understandin of the whole.

Accepted Answer

The answer of means that each element in a system...

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of activities that have a low strategic impact but which are relatively easy to execute?

Accepted Answer

A) Mergers and acquisitions of business 
B) Difficult changes with little or no potential for payoff 
C) Major changes with potential for payoff 
D) Incremental improvements in products 
A) Mergers and acquisitions of business 
B) Difficult changes with little or no potential for payoff 
C) Major changes with potential for payoff 
D) Incremental improvements in products

Question 18

When leaders rely solely on formal strategic planning, competitor analysis, or market research, they create new opportunities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A leader who is a action.

Accepted Answer

may effectively insp

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of strategic leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves the strength to be based in the future that is substantially different from the status quo but is concerned with the current reality. 
B) It intends to establish an envirornnent where leaders see things the same way or make the same choices. 
C) It involves the ability to work with others to initiate changes that will create a competitive advantage for the organization in the future. 
D) It involves the ability to maintain the status quo rather than bringing change. 
A) It involves the strength to be based in the future that is substantially different from the status quo but is concerned with the current reality. 
B) It intends to establish an envirornnent where leaders see things the same way or make the same choices. 
C) It involves the ability to work with others to initiate changes that will create a competitive advantage for the organization in the future. 
D) It involves the ability to maintain the status quo rather than bringing change.

Identify the correct statement regarding a mission.

Briefly describe how vision works in a number of important ways.

To implement a strategy, leaders make sure they provide followers with line of sight to the organization's strategic objectives.

The complexity of the envirornnent and the uncertainty of the future can overwhehn a leader.

A leader who is all action and little vision is actually uninvolved.

To improve strategic leadership, leaders can:

Vision is based in the current reality but is concerned with a future that is substantially different from the status quo.

A powerful vision:

Samuel heads a company that manufactures cell phones.He lays emphasis on innovation and creation of new products and features rather than imitation of competitors' products.This instance shows that Samuel uses the approach to frame the purpose of his organization.

A leader should explain what a new strategic direction means to each person because:

Briefly explain the principle of self-reference.

A is an organization's core broad purpose and reason for existence.

Effective leaders persist in making decisions which are related to changes that are difficult to execute and have low strategic impact.

List the techniques that can help leaders effectively implement strategy.

An effective vision:

means that each element in a system will serve the goals of the whole system when the elements are imprinted with an understandin of the whole.

Which of the following is an example of activities that have a low strategic impact but which are relatively easy to execute?

When leaders rely solely on formal strategic planning, competitor analysis, or market research, they create new opportunities.

A leader who is a action.

Which of the following statements is true of strategic leadership?

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Leadership Mind and Heart

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Exam 13: Creating Vision and Strategic Direction

Identify the correct statement regarding a mission.

Briefly describe how vision works in a number of important ways.

To implement a strategy, leaders make sure they provide followers with line of sight to the organization's strategic objectives.

The complexity of the envirornnent and the uncertainty of the future can overwhehn a leader.

A leader who is all action and little vision is actually uninvolved.

To improve strategic leadership, leaders can:

Vision is based in the current reality but is concerned with a future that is substantially different from the status quo.

A powerful vision:

Samuel heads a company that manufactures cell phones.He lays emphasis on innovation and creation of new products and features rather than imitation of competitors' products.This instance shows that Samuel uses the approach to frame the purpose of his organization.

A leader should explain what a new strategic direction means to each person because:

Briefly explain the principle of self-reference.

A is an organization's core broad purpose and reason for existence.

Effective leaders persist in making decisions which are related to changes that are difficult to execute and have low strategic impact.

List the techniques that can help leaders effectively implement strategy.

An effective vision:

means that each element in a system will serve the goals of the whole system when the elements are imprinted with an understandin of the whole.

Which of the following is an example of activities that have a low strategic impact but which are relatively easy to execute?

When leaders rely solely on formal strategic planning, competitor analysis, or market research, they create new opportunities.

A leader who is a action.

Which of the following statements is true of strategic leadership?

What Does It Mean to Be a Leader

Traits, Behaviors, and Relationships

Contingency Approaches to Leadership

The Leader As an Individual

Leadership Mind and Heart

Courage and Moral Leadership

Followership

Motivation and Empowerment

Leadership Communication

Leading Teams

Developing Leadership Diversity

Leadership Power and Influence

Shaping Culture and Values

Leading Change

Filters