Effective Team Leadership Flashcards
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Which of the following BEST describes psychological safety in a team environment?
Answer: Creating an environment where employees feel safe to speak up, take risks, and make mistakes without fear of punishment
Psychological safety, a concept developed by Amy Edmondson, enables team innovation and open communication by removing fear of negative consequences.
A supervisor discovers that a high-performing employee is planning to resign due to feeling unchallenged. The BEST retention strategy is to:
Answer: Discuss growth opportunities, stretch assignments, and a potential development plan
Addressing the root cause — lack of challenge — through development opportunities is more effective and sustainable than purely financial incentives.
When providing corrective feedback, a supervisor should:
Answer: Focus on specific behaviors and their impact rather than the employee's personality
Behavior-focused, specific feedback is more actionable and less defensive than personality-based criticism, and should be delivered promptly.
A supervisor's team is diverse in age, background, and work style. The BEST approach to managing this diversity is to:
Answer: Adapt communication and management approaches to leverage each member's unique strengths
Adaptive leadership that recognizes and leverages individual differences produces stronger team performance than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Which action BEST demonstrates a supervisor's commitment to team development?
Answer: Regularly assigning stretch goals and providing coaching to build employee capabilities
Ongoing coaching and stretch assignments build long-term capability and engagement, distinguishing effective supervisors from those who simply manage tasks.
A supervisor notices one team member consistently dominates discussions, preventing others from contributing. The BEST response is to:
Answer: Use structured facilitation techniques, like round-robin, to ensure all voices are heard
Structured facilitation methods balance participation without singling out or penalizing the dominant team member.
What does 'situational leadership' theory primarily suggest supervisors should do?
Answer: Adapt their leadership style based on the competence and commitment level of each employee
Situational leadership (Hersey & Blanchard) holds that effective supervisors flex between directing, coaching, supporting, and delegating based on each employee's developmental stage.