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Leadership Principles & Styles Flashcards

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  1. A leader who focuses on inspiring a shared vision and challenging the process is demonstrating which of Kouzes and Posner's Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership?

    Answer: Inspiring a shared vision

    Inspiring a shared vision involves enlisting others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations.

  2. Which leadership style is most appropriate when followers have high competence but low commitment?

    Answer: Supporting (S3)

    Supporting (S3) in Situational Leadership is used when followers are competent but lack motivation or confidence.

  3. The concept of 'psychological safety' in teams, as studied by Amy Edmondson, is most closely associated with which leadership outcome?

    Answer: Team members feeling safe to take interpersonal risks

    Psychological safety describes a team climate where members believe they won't be punished for speaking up, making mistakes, or raising concerns.

  4. A strategic manager consistently gives employees credit for successes while personally accepting blame for failures. This behavior reflects which leadership principle?

    Answer: Servant leadership accountability

    Servant leaders prioritize others' growth and well-being, which includes deflecting credit and absorbing blame to protect their teams.

  5. Which of the following best describes 'adaptive leadership' as defined by Ronald Heifetz?

    Answer: Mobilizing people to tackle tough challenges that require changes in values and behavior

    Adaptive leadership distinguishes between technical problems (with known solutions) and adaptive challenges that require changes in attitudes and behavior.

  6. In the Full Range Leadership Model, which behavior involves a leader recognizing and rewarding followers for meeting agreed-upon performance targets?

    Answer: Contingent reward

    Contingent reward is a transactional leadership behavior where the leader clarifies expectations and provides rewards for meeting them.

  7. A CEO champions diversity initiatives primarily because it improves organizational innovation and financial performance. This motivation aligns with which ethical framework?

    Answer: Utilitarian ethics

    Utilitarian ethics focuses on actions that produce the greatest good or benefit for the greatest number, including organizational outcomes.