Leadership Development & Team Building Flashcards
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A remote team is struggling with cohesion and a sense of isolation. Which action best addresses this as a people manager?
Answer: Create structured virtual connection rituals such as weekly informal check-ins
Regular informal touchpoints recreate the spontaneous social interaction that remote teams lack, improving cohesion.
When should a manager use a directive (telling) leadership style over a coaching approach?
Answer: During a safety emergency requiring immediate, clear action
Directive leadership is appropriate in urgent situations where quick, unambiguous action is required for safety or crisis response.
What does the concept of 'leader as coach' primarily require a manager to shift away from?
Answer: Providing all the answers and moving toward asking powerful questions
A coaching orientation means enabling others to discover solutions rather than the leader acting as the sole expert.
Which characteristic best distinguishes a high-performing team from an average one?
Answer: Members hold each other accountable to shared goals and standards
Peer accountability — not manager control or homogeneity — is a hallmark of truly high-performing teams.
A manager wants to accelerate the development of a high-potential employee. Which method offers the fastest skill growth?
Answer: Assign a senior mentor and pair learning with real-stakes projects
Combining mentorship with applied, high-stakes work accelerates learning through both guidance and hands-on experience.
A manager receives feedback that they micromanage their team. What is the most productive first step?
Answer: Reflect on which tasks can be delegated and establish clear check-in milestones instead of constant oversight
Addressing micromanagement requires deliberately expanding delegation and replacing ad-hoc control with structured, trust-based check-ins.
Which leadership theory argues that effective leadership depends on matching style to the employee's readiness level?
Answer: Situational Leadership Theory
Situational Leadership (Hersey & Blanchard) prescribes adapting leadership style based on the follower's competence and commitment.