Leadership Development Strategies Flashcards
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A leader wants to shift from a directive style to a more empowering style. Which leadership development strategy is MOST aligned with this goal?
Answer: Practicing servant leadership principles
Servant leadership centers on enabling others to grow and succeed, which directly supports the shift from directing to empowering.
In leadership development, 'experiential learning' is grounded in the work of which theorist?
Answer: David Kolb
David Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory describes a four-stage cycle—experience, reflection, conceptualization, and experimentation—central to leadership development.
A CLC coach is helping a leader develop emotional intelligence. Which EI competency involves accurately reading others' emotions?
Answer: Social awareness
Social awareness, which includes empathy, is the EI competency focused on perceiving and understanding the emotional states of others.
Which of the following BEST describes a 'developmental relationship' in leadership coaching?
Answer: An ongoing partnership that challenges and supports a leader's growth over time
A developmental relationship is a sustained, intentional partnership in which one person is committed to supporting another's learning and leadership growth.
When a coaching client resists making changes despite acknowledging a developmental need, a coach should FIRST:
Answer: Explore the source of the ambivalence or resistance
Resistance often signals an underlying conflict or fear; skilled coaches explore ambivalence rather than pushing past it.
A leadership development initiative tracks 'transfer of learning.' This metric measures:
Answer: The degree to which skills learned in training are applied on the job
Transfer of learning evaluates whether leaders apply new knowledge and skills in their actual work environment, making it a key indicator of program effectiveness.
Which leadership theory suggests that the BEST leadership style depends on the readiness and competence of followers?
Answer: Situational Leadership
Situational Leadership (Hersey & Blanchard) holds that leaders should adapt their style—directing, coaching, supporting, delegating—based on followers' development level.