CS Leadership & Decision Making 3

Question 1

A strategic leader wants to reduce the influence of cognitive biases in a high-stakes investment decision. Which process is most effective?

Accepted Answer

Use a structured pre-mortem analysis

Answer

A pre-mortem — imagining the decision has already failed and working backward — surfaces potential biases and blind spots before commitment.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes transformational leadership in a strategic context?

Accepted Answer

Inspiring followers to transcend self-interest for organizational vision

Answer

Transformational leadership motivates followers to exceed their own self-interest by connecting them to a compelling organizational vision and higher purpose.

Question 3

A strategist is evaluating three mutually exclusive projects under uncertainty. Which framework systematically weighs probability-weighted outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Expected value (EV) decision matrix

Answer

An expected value matrix multiplies each outcome's value by its probability and sums them, enabling rational comparison of options under uncertainty.

Question 4

Which leadership behavior is most critical during the 'storming' phase of Tuckman's team development model?

Accepted Answer

Mediating conflict and clarifying roles

Answer

During the storming phase, interpersonal conflict peaks; the leader's role is to mediate disputes and clarify expectations to move the team toward norming.

Question 5

A leader consistently attributes team successes to luck and failures to team members' errors. This reflects which attribution error?

Accepted Answer

Self-serving bias

Answer

Self-serving bias leads individuals to attribute successes to external factors and failures to others, protecting self-esteem at the expense of accurate feedback.

(CS) Certified Strategist Practice Test

(CS) Certified Strategist Practice Test

CS Leadership & Decision Making 3