Carlos Was Just Promoted,so He Moved from a Regional Office

Multiple Choice

Carlos was just promoted,so he moved from a regional office to Corporate Headquarters.He is excited by his new job duties and has lots of new ideas to help move the organization forward.At his first staff meeting,he discovers that the last person to hold his job did not utilize the knowledge and skills of the staff.Rather,their former supervisor gave them only simple and mundane tasks to complete,while keeping the difficult and complex tasks for themselves.Carlos wants to change the situation,but before he can assign more complex tasks,he first needs to utilize which of the following leadership styles?

A) supportive
B) achievement-oriented
C) directive
D) participative
E) none of these