Deck 3: Leading

Question 1

'Memes' of leadership:
-Teacher

A) Many leaders are seen as great communicators and this meme emphasizes those who can mobilize large groups, particularly through their oratory and example. Traits associated with this meme include charisma, oratory, and diplomacy.
B) This meme has obvious military connotations in which the successful leader wins the "war" against the competition or adversity. It is very much a model of the "leader as hero" and is widespread in the more sensational management literature. Traits associated with this meme are courage, honour, and cunning
C) This meme is traditionally associated with religious leaders but is now widely associated with the contemporary styles of leadership recommended in many management texts. Traits associate with this meme include humility, authenticity, and empathy
D) In this meme, the leader is the one who generates wise solutions to difficult problems that others cannot solve. Traits associated with this meme include wisdom, integrity, and tenacity.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The process by which we organize future-oriented action by visions of future states in which an action always has the nature of a project:

A) Creating
B) Relating
C) Future perfect thinking
D) Sensemaking

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The dominant perspective on leading projects is about who leaders are - their styles, their traits, how they appear to others and how they should behave.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which are the enabling dimensions of the Project Leadership Model that are about how the leader garners the information about what is going on around the project:

A) Judging and leading.
B) Projecting and creating.
C) Sensemaking and creating.
D) Relating and sensemaking

Question 5

In order to deliver projects successful a project leader should aim to be complete in all dimensions of Project Leadership Model.

Question 6

Judging is the psychological disposition of the decision-maker associated with the train theory of leadership.

Question 7

The ability to reason about emotions that is correlated with agreeableness in the big five personality traits:

A) Judging.
B) General intelligence.
C) Emotional intelligence.
D) Relating and sensemaking

Question 8

Leading is fundamentally relational activity and in a distributed context is only meaningful in relation to a team.

Question 9

Matching
The components and their definitions of emotional intelligence:
-Self-regulation

A) The ability to recognise and understand one's moods, emotions and drives, as well as their effect on others.
B) Proficiency in managing relationships and building networks.
An ability to find common ground and build rapport.
C) The ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods. The propensity to think before acting.
D) The ability to understand the emotional make-up of other people.
Skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions.
E) A passion for work for reasons that go beyond money or status.
A propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence.

Question 10

Matching
The components and their definitions of emotional intelligence:
-Empathy

A) The ability to recognise and understand one's moods, emotions and drives, as well as their effect on others.
B) Proficiency in managing relationships and building networks.
An ability to find common ground and build rapport.
C) The ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods. The propensity to think before acting.
D) The ability to understand the emotional make-up of other people.
Skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions.
E) A passion for work for reasons that go beyond money or status.
A propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence.

Question 11

Matching
The components and their definitions of emotional intelligence:
-Self-awareness

A) The ability to recognise and understand one's moods, emotions and drives, as well as their effect on others.
B) Proficiency in managing relationships and building networks.
An ability to find common ground and build rapport.
C) The ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods. The propensity to think before acting.
D) The ability to understand the emotional make-up of other people.
Skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions.
E) A passion for work for reasons that go beyond money or status.
A propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence.

Question 12

Matching
The components and their definitions of emotional intelligence:
-Motivation

A) The ability to recognise and understand one's moods, emotions and drives, as well as their effect on others.
B) Proficiency in managing relationships and building networks.
An ability to find common ground and build rapport.
C) The ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods. The propensity to think before acting.
D) The ability to understand the emotional make-up of other people.
Skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions.
E) A passion for work for reasons that go beyond money or status.
A propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence.

Question 13

Matching
The components and their definitions of emotional intelligence:
-Social skill

A) The ability to recognise and understand one's moods, emotions and drives, as well as their effect on others.
B) Proficiency in managing relationships and building networks.
An ability to find common ground and build rapport.
C) The ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods. The propensity to think before acting.
D) The ability to understand the emotional make-up of other people.
Skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions.
E) A passion for work for reasons that go beyond money or status.
A propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence.

Question 14

Matching
Distributed leading across the three domains:
-The Project or Programme Director role

A) Leading the principal projects within the programme.
B) Leading the various teams that make up the delivery organization
C) Leading the project or programme overall.

Question 15

Matching
Distributed leading across the three domains:
-The Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager or Delivery Manager role

A) Leading the principal projects within the programme.
B) Leading the various teams that make up the delivery organization
C) Leading the project or programme overall.

Question 16

Matching
Distributed leading across the three domains:
-The Project Manager role

A) Leading the principal projects within the programme.
B) Leading the various teams that make up the delivery organization
C) Leading the project or programme overall.