Chapter 13 Flashcards
- Who gives police leaders credibility?
a. The organization
b. Their position
c. Their followers
d. Their boss
c.Their followers
- Who chooses the leader?
a. The organization
b. The followers
c. The chain of command
d. The agency
b.The followers
- Who selects the supervisor?
a. The organization
b. The followers
c. The chain of command
d. The agency
d.The agency
- What are traits of a sloppy supervisor?
a. Keeping people in the dark
b. Micromanaging people
c. Wasting people’s time with trivia and reports
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
How are police agencies seeking ways of capitalizing on the strengths of all employees?
a. Through team leadership from the bottom up
b. Through team leadership at the top
c. By teaching team members how to be leaders
d. By attaining team leadership
b.Through team leadership at the top
- Why is team leadership on the rise?
a. The problems our police organizations face today are tougher than ever
b. There has been a change in the management of police organizations
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
c.Both a and b
- What are the most difficult issues that a leadership team faces?
a. Cross-disciplinary or cross-functional
b. Terrorism
c. Cybercrime
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- What do team leaders instill in the work team?
a. Heart and passion
b. Spirit
c. Vision
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- What are the qualities of a police supervisor?
a. Police supervisors reinforce the idea that work accomplishment comes from great individual acts, rather than teamwork
b. Police supervisors want their subordinates to be independent
c. Police supervisors share their power and their success
d. Police supervisors are expected to choose self-interest over service
a.Police supervisors reinforce the idea that work accomplishment comes from great individual acts, rather than teamwork
and….
“-Police supervisors want their subordinates to rely on them.
-Police supervisors begin to own their power and their successes.
-Police supervisors are expected to choose service over self-interest, but it seems the choice is rarely made.
-Police supervisors attempt to recreate themselves in “their people” so that their style, beliefs, and actions are replicated.”
- What belief are we reluctant to let go of?
a. Feeling that we must dominate the outcomes
b. If we care for something, we must control it
c. Mentoring is not care taking
d. Accountability and empowerment go hand in hand
b.If we care for something, we must control it
- What is the right to command?
a. Leadership
b. Supervision
c. Authority
d. Integrity
c.Authority
- As a police supervisor, what grants you the right to reward and sanction the behavior of those who work for you?
a. Your position
b. The rewards
c. Sanctions
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- What are you attempting to influence when you exercise your authority?
a. Attitudes and behaviors of others
b. Morale and well being of your team
c. The satisfaction of being in control
d. Compliance and noncompliance of those you lead
a.Attitudes and behaviors of others
- How do you know if your authority is working well?
a. If there is noncompliance which is sanctioned
b. If there is understanding
c. If they comply
d. All of the above
c.If they comply
- What is your authority to reward based on?
a. The right to control rewards to others
b. The right to administer rewards to others
c. The right to control and administer rewards to others
d. Your position as a leader
c.The right to control and administer rewards to others
- What is your authority to sanction based on?
a. The right to control punishment to others
b. The right to administer punishment to others
c. The right to control and administer punishment to others
d. Your position as a leader
c.The right to control and administer punishment to others
- In a police agency, how does authority flow?
a. From the bottom up
b. From the top down
c. Across
d. Diagonal
a.From the bottom up
- What comes with the right or authority to command?
a. Responsibility
b. Influence
c. The right to control or administer rewards and sanctions
d. All of the above
b.Influence
- How do some police supervisors gain a significantly enhanced influence for achieving results?
a. By having authority and power
b. By developing their talent for leading others
c. By understanding their authority originates with their position
d. By strategically locating a group of employees towards a set goal
b.By developing their talent for leading others
- How is power based?
a. Person-based
b. Position-based
c. Leader-based
d. Team-based
a.Person-based
- Where is your power to lead others derived from?
a. Your authority
b. Your knowledge on being a leader
c. Expertise and example
d. Training and experience
c.Expertise and example
- How is expert power acquired?
a. Decisions
b. Strengths
c. Vision and communication
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- How is referent power developed?
a. Ethics
b. Vision and teamwork
c. Emotional intelligence
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- What is referent power based on?
a. Person-based
b. Position-based
c. Leadership
d. Delegation
c.Leadership
- What is the capacity to command?
a. Power
b. Leadership
c. Authority
d. Emotional intelligence
a.Power
- What do all police supervisors have, but not all police supervisors use?
a. Power
b. Leadership
c. Authority
d. Emotional intelligence
a.Power
- Who surfaces in an organization to fill a one-time or ongoing need?
a. Strengths-based leaders
b. Informal leaders
c. Team leaders
d. True leaders
b.Informal leaders
- How is an informal leader extremely useful to a supervisor?
a. If a particular expertise is required
b. When the supervisor fails to establish followership
c. If the supervisor is inadequate
d. If they act in concert with and support the group’s goals
d.If they act in concert with and support the group’s goals
- What is the key to the concept of leadership?
a. When the work team creates an informal leader
b. Understanding the purpose of an informal leader
c. To look at it as an influence process
d. Adapting to the goals of the team
c.To look at it as an influence process
- What elements does leadership include?
a. The power base of the person and the authority of the position
b. Referent power and authority
c. Influence and the authority of the position
d. Expert power and referent power
a.The power base of the person and the authority of the position
- How do you need to manage relationships?
a. Upward
b. Downward
c. Diagonal and acros
d. All of the above
a.Upward
- Relationships are managed in upward to obtain the best possible results for whom?
a. You
b. Your boss
c. The police department
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- What does a supportive working relationship between you and your boss require?
a. You use information regarding only strengths to develop a positive relationship
b. You have a good understanding of the other person and yourself
c. Being compatible with both peoples values
d. Understanding each others weaknesses and being able to work around them
b.You have a good understanding of the other person and yourself
and….
“You use this information to develop and maintain a healthy working relationship, one that is compatible with both people’s work styles and assets, is characterized by accurate mutual expectations, and meets the critical expectations of the other person (and that is essentially what we have found good leaders doing)”
- At a minimum, what do you need to appreciate about your boss?
a. Goals and pressures
b. Strengths and weaknesses
c. Values
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- What happens when a police supervisor is flying blind when dealing with the boss?
a. Unnecessary conflicts
b. Problems
c. Misunderstandings
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- When should you ask your boss about his goals and pressures, strengths and weaknesses, and values?
a. Whenever you are unclear of the mission
b. During your annual performance evaluation
c. At least on a weekly basis
d. At anytime you feel the need for more clarity
b.During your annual performance evaluation
- What is required for you to know for developing a productive working relationship?
a. Your own needs and values
b. Your own strengths and weaknesses
c. Your own personal style
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- How can you usually establish a way of working together that fits both of you, that is characterized by unambiguous mutual expectation, and that helps both of you to be more productive and effective?
a. With a clear understanding of both your boss and yourself
b. By knowing yours and your boss’ strengths and weaknesses
c. By working towards the same goal
d. By knowing what your boss expects of you
a.With a clear understanding of both your boss and yourself
- What does “unexpressed expectation lead to”?
a. Confusion
b. Frustration
c. Chaos
d. Disorganization
b.Frustration
- Workstyle differences include a boss’s what?
a. Degree/type of expectation
b. Willingness to delegate
c. Preferred way of receiving information
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
and….
“-amount of information required”
- What do some supervisors resent?
a. All their duties
b. Expending energy to manage their relationships with their team
c. All their duties and expending energy to manage their relationships with their boss
d. All their duties and being responsible for the all the decisions
c.All their duties and expending energy to manage their relationships with their boss
- Why do supervisors know they need to establish and manage relationships with everyone on whom they are dependent, and that includes the boss?
a. See themselves as ultimately responsible for what they achieve in police organization
b. It will actually simplify their job by preventing potential conflicts
c. They recognize the importance of understanding the relationships to accomplish the goals
d. All of the above
a.See themselves as ultimately responsible for what they achieve in police organization
- Who is not a subordinate?
a. Supporter
b. Antagonist
c. Member
d. Indifferent
c.Member
- What does a team member or a follower do?
a. Wants both the leader and the department to succeed
b. Shares a common purpose with the leader
c. Believes in what the agency is trying to accomplish
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- What defines the loyalty that leaders and followers pledge to those who have a stake in the group?
a. Vision, values, and integrity
b. Vision, values, and mission statement
c. Framework of trust, vision, and integrity
d. Values, trust, and mission statement
b.Vision, values, and mission statement
- What does a mission statement evoke a focused loyalty to?
a. Fairness, quality, honesty, service,and a common purpose
b. Fairness, honesty, and a common purpose
c. Quality, honesty, service, and a common purpose
d. Fairness, quality, honesty, and service
a.Fairness, quality, honesty, service,and a common purpose
- What avoids the pitfalls of unlimited loyalty?
a. Honesty and integrity
b. Fairness and honesty
c. Focused loyalty to worthy values
d. Focused honesty to worthy values
c.Focused loyalty to worthy values
- Who enters into a contract to pursue the common purpose within the context of their values?
a. Both team members and strengths-based leaders
b. Both team members and team leaders
c. Members and leaders
d. Both team leaders and their followers
b.Both team members and team leaders
- What does it take a lot of courage to be loyal to?
a. A purpose
b. One’s integrity
c. A profession
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- Which is a false image of “team member”?
a. Conformity
b. Self-responsible
c. Mutually supportive
d. Empowered
a.Conformity
- What was the rationale of being broken down in training?
a. Create conformity of purpose
b. Create camaraderie
c. Shared hardships builds shared character and teamwork
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- Who is a courageous member?
a. One who refuses to engage in groupthink
b. One who is loyal but not compliant
c. One who openly communicates agreement and disagreement with their boss
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- What must you do to be a courageous team member?
a. Assume responsibility, challenge, and champion change
b. Work hard, challenge, champion change, and separate
c. Assume responsibility, work hard, challenge, champion change, and separate
d. Challenge, champion change, assume responsibility, and separate
c.Assume responsibility, work hard, challenge, champion change, and separate
- Whom do courageous team members assume responsibility for?
a. Themselves and other team members
b. Their bosses
c. Themselves and their bosses
d. Other team members
c.Themselves and their bosses
- What do courageous team leaders challenge?
a. Bad ideas
b. Dysfunctional procedures
c. Poor conduct
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- What is the first and most difficult hindrance to overcome in being a courageous team member?
a. The authority of your boss
b. The existing command climate
c. The chilling effects of the dynamic of the team
d. Destructive bosses
b.The existing command climate
- What is the “zero defect” mentality?
a. A climate that comes from the top down
b. It has a chilling effect on the team dynamics
c. It squelches original thought and promotes groupthink to avoid personal accountability
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- When does the incentive to take on additional duties quickly evaporate?
a. Only increases one’s workload
b. There is no benefit
c. They are not acknowledged or rewarded
d. All of the above
d.All of the above
- When will the true team leader appreciate and acknowledge the challenges brought forth?
a. If they are brought forth in a respectful manner
b. If they understand the challenges brought forth
c. If there is understanding between the team leader and the boss
d. All of the above
a.If they are brought forth in a respectful manner