Exam 11: Preparing and Presenting Your Speech

The Reflective Thinking Method is attributed to which scholar?

____________ involves development of solutions with input by the people who will be affected.

Emergent leaders

____________ is a process in which people let go of the notion that their ideas are more correct or superior to others and instead seek to understand an issue from many different perspectives.

____________ is a method of problem analysis that identifies the forces contributing to resolution of the problem and the forces that inhibit its resolution.

The style in which the leader gives up the power to dictate, transforming the group into a leaderless collection of equals, is called __________.

Mika closes out every meeting by asking every member to take 30 seconds to answer the question "Of the ideas we have discussed, which one are you most excited about and why?" She then uses those ideas to plan a follow-up discussion at the next meeting. Which discussion format is she using?

A democratic leader ____________.

Small groups usually have between ______ and 20 members.

The type of manager who focuses on tasks and relationships equally but doesn't excel at either is a

Satisfaction is typically high in teams led by ____________ leaders, but inclusive decision making can be time consuming.

Roles which are not formally assigned to group members and are rarely even acknowledged by the group are called

_________ are official guidelines that govern what the group is supposed to do and how the members should behave.

What kind of leader are you if you balance an emphasis on results with a respect for the people involve, and even though your expectations are high, your support and empowerment are likely to bring out the best in people?

If you were a transformational leader, your first priority would be __________.

"Great leaders are born, not made." This statement expresses which theory of leadership?

A collective of people is not automatically considered a group. To be considered a group, which of the following factors should be present?

Anthony is listening to a member of his group who has proposed an unusual suggestion. Anthony doesn't agree with her, and he's confident that several other group members won't agree, either. If Anthony speaks out against the unusual suggestion and forms a coalition with a few other members, which developmental stage has his group most likely entered?

Managers who focus on making sure team members accomplished the assigned tasks, often micromanaging people and demanding perfection are

Group members who fulfill _____ roles help the group achieve particular outcomes, such as revising workplace policies or hosting an event.