Leadership Assessment Decision Making and Problem Solving 2

Question 1

Which leadership decision-making style involves seeking input from team members but retaining final authority?

Accepted Answer

Consultative

Answer

Autocratic

Answer

Delegative

Answer

Laissez-faire

Question 2

A SWOT analysis helps leaders make decisions by assessing:

Accepted Answer

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats

Answer

Strategies, Workflows, Operations, and Targets

Answer

Staff, Work, Outcomes, and Tools

Answer

Systems, Waste, Objectives, and Trends

Question 3

What is 'groupthink' and why is it a risk in leadership decision-making?

Accepted Answer

A bias where desire for group harmony overrides critical thinking, leading to poor decisions

Answer

A productive team brainstorming technique

Answer

A structured decision-making framework

Answer

A type of democratic voting process

Question 4

Which tool visually maps out all possible decision paths and their outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Decision tree

Answer

Gantt chart

Answer

Force field analysis

Answer

RACI matrix

Question 5

What does 'escalation of commitment' mean in leadership?

Accepted Answer

Continuing to invest in a failing course of action due to prior investment

Answer

Increasing team motivation over time

Answer

Delegating more decisions to subordinates

Answer

Expanding the scope of a successful project

Question 6

Which problem-solving approach encourages generating a large volume of ideas without judgment before evaluating them?

Accepted Answer

Brainstorming

Answer

Critical path analysis

Answer

Force field analysis

Answer

Cost-benefit analysis