Exam 15: Dynamics of Leadership

Which of the following is not one of the main categories of leadership models and approaches?

__________ most often are managers or senior colleagues in the organization who provide advice and guidance about a variety of career-related concerns.

The personal characteristics of leaders are the relatively stable attributes that make each person unique, including their physical, social, and psychological traits.

The Situational Leadership Model suggests that __________ occurs when a leader relies on two-way communication, listening, encouraging, and involving followers in decision making.

One useful framework for understanding the influence of leaders identified different types of influence tactics used by leaders. Which of the following is not a type of leadership influence?

Managers who use the __________ style of leadership show high levels of concern for both people and production.

Perhaps the most dominant behavior that transformational leaders have is creating a(n) __________ that binds people to each other and creates a new future.

When Andrea Jung became CEO of Avon, she focused on using the __________ leadership style.

Michael Turley is the manager of the produce department of a major grocery store. Turley uses his leadership style to create a secure and comfortable atmosphere and he trusts that employees will respond with high performance. Blake and Mouton would conclude that Turley uses a __________ leadership style.

What are behavioral models of leadership? Discuss one of the two behavioral models of leadership.

The managerial grid model identified three leadership styles, which are based on different degrees of concern for productivity and concern for costs.

One model that provides useful insights into effective leadership is the personal characteristics model. Briefly describe emotional intelligence and two of its four components.

__________ is the ability to understand the emotional makeup of other people, and the skill to treat people according to their emotional reactions.

The managerial grid model identified several leadership styles that combine different degrees of concern for production and concern for people. Which of the following is not one of these leadership styles?

Most employees have a no desire to participate in decisions that affect their jobs. This serves as a limitation to the Vroom-Jago model of leadership.

Anh Lee relies on one-way communication to spell out the duties of her followers. She also tells her employees what to do and where, when, and how to do it. According to the Situational Leadership Model, Lee is displaying ___________.

Explain what leadership means.

Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (PwC) emphasizes the need to be able to "think global, act local" to their employees.

When applied to leadership effectiveness, emotional intelligence includes several components. Which of the following is not one of these components?

John Thompson, CEO of Symantec, says that leaders need to be able to work 24/7 without taking a break.