1. A Leader of One

Question 1

What may leaders not have that can often be confused with leadership? (p. 1)

Answer 1

A title

Question 2

What does leadership not require? (p. 2)

Answer 2

Criticizing

Question 3

What do ineffective leaders typically do in regards to training their successors? (p. 3)

Answer 3

Little or nothing

Question 4

What is the name of the effect where individuals in an organization are sometimes promoted beyond their level of ability and the common excuse heard is “no one trained me to do this”? (p. 3)

Answer 4

Peter Principle

Question 5

What type of culture is a result of the excuse created by the Peter Principle? (p. 3)

Answer 5

Complacent

Question 6

What is the first step in changing your behavior when you find yourself using the following excuse in your organization: “It’s not my fault. No one trained me!”? (p. 4)

Answer 6

Realize you are using the excuse

Question 7

Since leadership is a choice, where do you begin with your choice to lead? (p. 5)

Answer 7

Decide to begin leading yourself

Question 8

When is the best time for someone to lead? (p. 6)

Answer 8

When they are passionate about a cause

Question 9

When you take charge and influence others with your leadership, what are you trying to get them to follow? (p. 6)

Answer 9

Your vision

Question 10

Which of the following is an essential leadership quality in the fire service? (p. 7)

Answer 10

Put the needs of others ahead of one’s own

Question 11

What is the difference in personnel for leaders in the military compared to leaders in the fire service? (p. 7)

Answer 11

Young personnel with a clean slate

Question 12

In addition to the brotherhood found in the fire service, what other thing found in the fire service would companies in corporate America love to emulate? (p. 8)

Answer 12

Respect from the public

Question 13

What is essential to happen in difficult and challenging times for organizations? (p. 9)

Answer 13

New leaders step up

Question 14

The fire service has a distinct identity that can be either good or bad. What can this distinct identity be a bad thing? (p. 10)

Answer 14

If one firefighter does something wrong, it affects the entire industry

Question 15

What is one of the most valuable assets a firefighter can have on the fireground? (p. 11)

Answer 15

Thinks like a leader

Question 16

What can firefighters that think like a leader be counted on to do when carrying out assignments on the fireground? (p. 11)

Answer 16

Make quality decisions

Question 17

Which ability of its leaders does an organization depend on to ensure its success? (p. 12)

Answer 17

Inspire

Question 18

If you as a leader are going to take the credit when things are going well, then what do you have to do when things are not going well? (p. 12)

Answer 18

You have to take the blame

Question 19

Also known as the comfort zone, this happens because people are drawn to the familiarity of habits good or bad? (p. 13)

Answer 19

Coma of complacency

Question 20

Where does a leader need to take action to help him or her find success? (p. 14)

Answer 20

Outside of comfort zone

Question 21

As seen by the failure of the Occupy Wall Street movement, a clearly defined mission by a leader is important. Why is it important for a leader for others to know what you stand for and what you’re trying to accomplish? (p. 15)

Answer 21

Clarity promotes unity

Question 22

What is required from a leader that is described as looking into the future to see his or her organization as it will be? (p. 17)

Answer 22

Vision

Question 23

Which trait of a leader is typically not missed by people until after the leader is gone? (p. 18)

Answer 23

Demanded more from his or her people

Question 24

In the fire service when will you find your level of responsibility increases? (p. 18)

Answer 24

Every promotion or advancement

Question 25

According to the author of Pride and Ownership, retired fire chief Rick Lasky, saying that it is the leader’s job to ensure everyone goes home at the end of the shift is misguided because of why? (p. 20)

Answer 25

It’s too short-ranged

Question 26

A person that ignores the opportunity to lead and instead turns into someone who fights to protect the status quo is referred to as what by author Seth Godin? (p. 21)

Answer 26

Sleepwalker

Question 27

The main difference between management and leadership is that managers manage a process they are familiar with and leaders create __________. (p. 22)

Answer 27

Change

Question 28

What do great leaders do? (p. 23)

Answer 28

Focus on trying to get people to be something.

Question 29

Where does growth come from for organizations during unstable times? (p. 23)

Answer 29

Leaders who create change and engage the organization.

Question 30

Leaders have to step up, which takes courage to __________ one’s fears. (p. 24)

Answer 30

Manage

Question 31

What type of fear prevents many in the fire service from stepping up into a leadership role? (p. 24)

Answer 31

Criticism

Question 32

What is something that leaders are not willing to do? (p. 25)

Answer 32

To find their comfort zone

Question 33

What is a way for a leader to know that they are reaching their full potential as a leader? (p. 25)

Answer 33

They are uncomfortable