Exam 9: Effective Practices for Leading Others to Success

______ has the responsibility of making order and discipline by ensuring the right people are in place to perform required tasks.

Kanter's Three Ms Theory for generating a highly motivational work ethic consists of three components. What are they?

Giving individuals ______ to think, plan, and organize their thoughts to advance the best interests of an organization allows followers to succeed and new ideas to come forth.

To counteract failure, a work culture needs to be created in which you must change what you are doing before you are forced to actually have to change and to not settle for doing things that are comfortable and routine or complacent. Which practice of IGNITE does this relate to?

A ______ is an activity used typically to maintain or improve one's performance.

Staying alert as to what competitors are doing allows companies to remain on the cutting edge of their profession as well as being able to provide high-quality services and the best assistance when needed. Which practice of IGNITE does this relate to?

Identifying unique abilities and helping others to use those skills to excel are part of what condition that a follower needs to succeed?

The strategy of putting the follower in control of work processes enables for a greater degree of creativity on their part. This should be done for those who are skillful, have a great willingness to get things done, and are motivated to succeed. You then, as the leader, are less involved in daily planning, organizing, and controlling of actual work. What leadership behavior of the Situational Leadership Model does this relate to?

The ______ is defined as integrating science, technology, and a personal choice for creating collaborative work strategies for getting people focused on the future.

The ______ calls for an enhanced interdependency among workers who need leaders who mobilize others to expand the boundaries of organizational outreach.

______ is defined as unity (as in a group) which produces collegial interest, objectives, and points of view. It refers to the ties in a society that bind people together as one.

A more contemporary operational model consists of moving from a hierarchy to a flatter or ______ model which is defined as a structure that enables individuals to come together in varying arrangements based on personal preferences for getting things done.

Leaders traditionally communicated their vision by focusing on the what, then explaining the how, and finally emphasizing the why. Which practice of IGNITE uses the approach of inspiring others by convincing of the why, stipulating the how, and identifying the what?

To get followers to think for themselves, engage others, and overcome obstacles, you need to IGNITE their passion that will lead to action on their part. What do the leadership practices that pertain to the letters in the acronym IGNITE stand for? (I = , G = , N = , I = , T = , E = )

Releasing resources to support risk-taking efforts (some of which fail) reassure followers that they are not left alone when difficult times occur. Using mistakes may also become a learning opportunity for followers, especially if they are encouraged to get together and discuss what is working and what is not. What practice of DELIVER does this relate to?

______ is the phenomenon wherein even when women use the same leadership behaviors as men, they are judged more harshly than their male counterparts.

How has technology changed the vertical operational model in an organization?

You have an assignment to complete. However, another commitment comes up that requires you to be present. You choose to assign the task to an equally competent coworker of yours. What leadership behavior of the Situational Leadership Model is this an example of?

Involve people in setting their own goals and turn their talent into performance by challenging each person to excel in his or her own way. What practice of DELIVER does this relate to?

Prescribing actual tasks to be performed and closely supervising followers as well as recognizing that being totally in charge of the work process is necessary if actions of followers are to be impactful. What leadership behavior of the Situational Leadership Model does this relate to?