Extreme Ownership Chapters1-4 Flashcards

1
Q

In complex organizations, failure will eventually occur. According to the concepts set forth in the “Extreme Ownership” book, these failures are mostly likely due to

A. Incompetent Team Members
B. Individuals who intentionally sabotage in order to advance their own agenda
C. Leadership failures*
D.COVID
e. None of the above

A

Incompetent Team Members
Individuals who intentionally sabotage in order to advance their own agenda
Leadership failures*
COVID

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2
Q

Which answer exactly completes the passage below
Extreme Ownership requires leaders to look at an organization’s problems through the objective lens of reality, without emotional attachments to agendas or plans. It mandates that a leader sets ego aside, accept responsibility for failures, attack weakness, and consistently work to build a better and more effective team. Such a leader, however

A

does not take credit for his or her team successes but bestows that honor upon his subordinate leaders and team members.

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3
Q

The best leaders are those that take responsibility for their actions but are quick to point out when a failure is due to one of their subordinates actions.

True/False

A

False

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4
Q

There are just some bad teams/ organizations out there and leadership will have no impact on their performance

True or False

A

False

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5
Q

However, if recurring leave relating to a previous injury is required after one year (365 days) from the date of release and return to work, such leave will be treated as a———.

A. Injury on duty incident
B. New injury case

A

New injury case

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