Exam 1: Who Is a Leader and What Skills Do Leaders Need?

By the 1950s,most of the leadership research had changed its paradigm,going from trait theory to focusing on what the leader actually did on the job.

Monitor,disseminator,and spokesperson are the three informational leadership roles.

Give examples of traits and behaviors that helped make your past or present manager a successful leader.

Managers are attending a company workshop to learn how to involve their employees in running their departments.Some of the managers will find it hard to empower their employees.This workshop best illustrates which leadership theory paradigm?  

The leadership paradigm that assumes leaders are born,not made,is ____ theory.

There is an overlap between skills and roles because leaders need the competencies (knowledge,skills,and ability - KSAs)to enact the managerial roles.

Henry Mitzberg identified ten managerial roles that he grouped into three categories.These three categories are:

Serving on committees with members from outside the organizational unit is an example of a figurehead role.

The ____ level of analysis can also be called the dyadic process.

Interpersonal skills involve critical thinking,using a rational process,analyzing alternatives,and attempting to maximize positive outcomes for the organization.

List and define the informational managerial leadership roles.

Are leaders born or made,and can leadership skills be developed?

The leader is visiting a competitor's Web site to find out it's prices.Which leadership managerial role is the leader performing?  

The three levels of analysis of leadership theory are individual,group,and organizational.

You only need one skill to an effective decision-maker,decisiveness.

List the ten managerial roles starting with the three categories under which each belongs.

Spokesperson is a decisional role.

Is leadership ability universal,or is a good leader in one environment also effective in another? For example,can a leader in one industry (e.g.,a hospital)be successful in another industry (e.g.,a bank)?

Research indicates that leadership success is associated with being a hard-nosed,tough manager.

Evidence-based management (EBM),on which your textbook is based,refers to basing theories and concepts on