Leadership Assessment Ethical Leadership and Integrity

Question 1

Which principle best defines ethical leadership?

Accepted Answer

Guiding others through honesty, fairness, and respect for all stakeholders

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Maximizing profits at all costs

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Enforcing strict rules regardless of context

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Prioritizing the leader's personal goals above team needs

Question 2

A leader discovers a colleague has falsified expense reports. What is the most ethical course of action?

Accepted Answer

Report it through the appropriate internal channels

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Ignore it to avoid conflict

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Confront the colleague publicly to set an example

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Cover it up to protect team morale

Question 3

What does 'leading by example' mean in the context of ethical leadership?

Accepted Answer

Modeling the values and behaviors you expect from your team

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Delegating all ethical decisions to HR

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Publicly rewarding top performers only

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Setting rules that apply to employees but not to management

Question 4

Which of the following is a key characteristic of a leader with high integrity?

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Keeps commitments even when it is difficult or inconvenient

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Changes positions based on audience preferences

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Avoids transparency to maintain authority

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Withholds information to gain competitive advantage over peers

Question 5

An employee comes to you with a concern about unethical behavior in the team. As an ethical leader, your first response should be to:

Accepted Answer

Listen actively and take the concern seriously

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Dismiss the concern quickly to prevent disruption

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Tell the employee to handle it themselves

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Report the employee to prevent further complaints

Question 6

Which best describes a 'conflict of interest' in a leadership role?

Accepted Answer

A situation where a leader's personal interests could improperly influence their professional decisions

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A disagreement between two team members

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A strategic disagreement between departments

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A leader choosing between two equally good solutions

Question 7

Why is transparency considered a cornerstone of ethical leadership?

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It builds trust by ensuring stakeholders have access to relevant information

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It prevents employees from asking questions

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It allows leaders to avoid accountability

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It ensures the leader always appears in control