Deck 12: Followership

Question 1

McGrath describes diagnosing group deficiencies as part of

A) Monitoring/internal.
B) Executive action/internal.
C) Monitoring/external.
D) Executive action/external.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Team leadership research started focusing on more than just outcomes in the

A) 1990s.
B) 1960s.
C) 1980s.
D) 1970s.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A criticism of the team leadership model is

A) It does not place the ongoing workgroup in an environmental context.
B) It neglects to account for the changing roles of leaders in organizations.
C) It is too complex and isn't practical for a growing number of team leaders.
D) It does not help in selecting team leaders.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of team excellence, according to Larson and LaFasto:

A) Results-driven structure.
B) Collaborative climate.
C) Authoritative leadership.
D) Clear, elevated goal.

Question 5

Hill's model for team leadership suggests what number of leadership decisions a leader must make before taking leadership actions?

A) 4
B) 3
C) 7
D) 5

Question 6

According to team leadership theory, the leader is primarily

A) An analyst for diagnosing group deficiencies.
B) A medium for processing information.
C) A forecaster for anticipating environmental changes.
D) A judge for establishing acceptable procedures.

Question 7

In team leadership theory, two of the leader's primary decisions are

A) To build a vision and implement change.
B) To monitor or take action.
C) To be a role model and an innovator.
D) To organize and to control.

Question 8

Internal relational leadership actions include all of these except

A) Collaborating: including, involving.
B) Managing conflict and power issues.
C) Building commitment.
D) Networking and forming alliances.

Question 9

What scholar(s) studied real-life successful teams and found eight characteristics that were consistently associated with team excellence?

A) Hackman and Walton
B) Hill
C) Larson and LaFasto
D) McGrath

Question 10

Liz is a team leader at a local grocery store. Recently, her boss said that she needs to address the negative attitudes of employees. To try and fix this problem, she has begun awarding gift-cards to employees who have great attitudes. What internal leadership intervention is Liz addressing?

A) Managing conflict
B) Facilitating decisions
C) Goal focusing
D) Satisfying needs

Question 11

Characteristics of team effectiveness include all of the following except

A) Unified commitment.
B) Relationship-driven structure.
C) External support.
D) Collaborative climate.

Question 12

According to Zaccaro, principled leadership influences team effectiveness through these processes:

A) Supporting, controlling, delegating, and directing.
B) Cognitive, motivational, affective, and integrative.
C) Forming, storming, norming, and performing.
D) Technical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and empathetical.

Question 13

For leaders, McGrath's critical leadership functions do not include which type of group leadership function?

A) Diagnosing group deficiencies
B) Preventing deleterious changes
C) Negating remedial action
D) Forecasting environmental changes

Question 14

What scholar(s) provided grounded research support for the group effectiveness approach?

A) Hackman and Walton
B) McGrath
C) Larson and LaFasto
D) Hill

Question 15

External leadership actions include:

A) Relational.
B) Environmental.
C) Leadership decisions.
D) Task.

Question 16

McGrath suggests preventing deleterious changes as part of

A) Monitoring/internal.
B) Executive action/internal.
C) Monitoring/external.
D) Executive action/external

Question 17

Team leaders need to construct a mental model to

A) Identify problems and solutions within the team.
B) Take simple problems and find hidden complexities.
C) Improve their communication skills.
D) Give team members the role of problem-solving.

Question 18

Team effectiveness is evaluated on these desired team outcomes:

A) Performance and development.
B) Norming and forming.
C) Technical and empathetical.
D) Controlling and delegating.

Question 19

The team leadership model puts who or what in the driver's seat of team effectiveness?

A) Leaders
B) Leadership
C) Management
D) Team members

Question 20

Leadership decisions include all of the following except

A) Task or relational
B) Overt or covert
C) Monitor or take action
D) Internal or external

Question 21

Effective team leaders need to have a wide repertoire of skills.

Question 22

Most experts agree that team leadership is a simple process.

Question 23

The focus of current group research is T-groups.

Question 24

The functional perspective on group leadership contends that the leader has a special responsibility to do whatever is necessary to meet the needs of the group.

Question 25

Team goals need to be very clear.

Question 26

Flatter organizations refer to the trend of shifting decision-making powers upward in the organizational hierarchy.

Question 27

Teams with distributed leadership have some advantages over single leader teams.

Question 28

The team leadership model provides the leader or a designated team member with a mental road map to diagnose team problems.

Question 29

Forecasting environmental changes fits into what quadrant of the critical leadership functions?

A) Monitor/internal
B) Monitor/external
C) Executive action/internal
D) Executive action/external

Question 30

Networking and advocating are examples of external team leadership actions.

Question 31

Current research on groups focuses more on team variables than exclusively on outcomes of team performance.

Question 32

Team leadership capacity includes shared leadership and encompasses the entire team.

Question 33

In virtual teams, relational functions are more critical than in traditional, face to face teams.

Question 34

If team goals are unclear, an internal relational intervention is needed to focus on building commitment.

Question 35

Examples of organizational teams can include all of the following except

A) Task force.
B) Work unit.
C) Quality team.
D) Project manager.

Question 36

Internal task leadership actions include all of the following except

A) Collaborating.
B) Goal focusing.
C) Structuring for results.
D) Organizing.

Question 37

According to McGrath, "taking remedial action" is part of

A) Executive action/external.
B) Executive action/internal.
C) Monitor/external.
D) Monitor/internal.

Question 38

According to team leadership theory, individuals other than the formal leader can perform the critical leadership functions.

Question 39

A mistake commonly made is to call a work group a "team" but treat it as a collection of individuals.

Question 40

What model attempts to integrate mediation and monitoring concepts with team effectiveness?

A) Team leadership model
B) Critical leadership functions model
C) Group effectiveness model
D) Team excellence model

Question 41

Describe the monitoring function of team leadership. How does it change in a fast-paced environment?

Question 42

Leader effectiveness should be assessed along with team effectiveness in the team leadership model.

Question 43

Gender is not mentioned as a relevant factor in this model, but has been mentioned in previous chapters of our textbook. How would Watson and Hoffman (2004) predict that male and female leaders would be perceived when using the team leadership model? What would you predict?

Question 44

How can a leader create unified commitment on a team?

Question 45

Hypothetically, the decision-making steps involved in the team leadership model could be done by any member of the team. Under what conditions would a team need to have more than just the leader monitoring and intervening?

Question 46

How does management of virtual teams differ from face-to-face teams? Do all parts of the team leadership model apply as well to virtual teams?

Question 47

Much of the effectiveness of the team leadership model depends on accurate diagnoses of team problems. What skills does this require? What can a leader do to improve skill in this area?