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Leadership Principles & Styles Flashcards

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  1. A program leader identifies that two high-performing team members have conflicting working styles causing friction. The FIRST step in applying sound leadership principles is to:

    Answer: Understand each person's perspective before intervening

    Effective leaders diagnose the root cause of conflict by listening to all parties before taking corrective action.

  2. Which leadership style is associated with the highest risk of creating dependency and reducing team autonomy over time?

    Answer: Directive/Autocratic

    Sustained directive leadership can suppress team initiative and create dependency, as members wait for instructions rather than self-directing.

  3. The concept of 'psychological safety' in leadership is MOST directly related to which outcome?

    Answer: Team members feeling safe to speak up without fear of punishment

    Psychological safety, coined by Amy Edmondson, is the shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking such as raising concerns or ideas.

  4. A leader routinely shares both organizational successes and failures openly with the team. This behavior is BEST aligned with which principle?

    Answer: Radical transparency

    Radical transparency means openly sharing information about outcomes, challenges, and decisions to build team trust and informed decision-making.

  5. According to Fiedler's Contingency Model, a task-oriented leader performs BEST under which conditions?

    Answer: Either very favorable or very unfavorable situational control

    Fiedler found task-oriented leaders excel in both highly favorable situations (clear authority, good relations) and highly unfavorable ones (chaotic, adversarial).

  6. Which of the following is a core principle of inclusive leadership in a program context?

    Answer: Actively seeking and valuing diverse perspectives in decision-making

    Inclusive leadership proactively creates conditions where diverse voices are sought, heard, and integrated into program decisions.

  7. A CPL program leader conducts a lessons-learned review after each project phase and shares findings publicly with the team. This practice PRIMARILY reflects which leadership principle?

    Answer: Continuous improvement and learning culture

    Sharing lessons learned openly fosters a continuous improvement culture where mistakes become learning opportunities rather than sources of blame.