IFSTA Ch 2 Leadership

Question 1

The act of directing, overseeing or controlling the activities and behavior of employees who are assigned to a particular supervisor.

Answer 1

Supervising

Question 2

The act of controlling, monitoring, or directing a project, program, situation, or organization throug the use of authority, discipline, or persuasion.

Answer 2

Managing

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Question 3

The act of controlling, directing, conducting, guiding, and administering through the use of personal behavioral traits or personality characteristics that motivate employees to the successful completion of an organization’s goals.

Answer 3

Leading

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Question 4

Supervising personnel and managing projects, programs, situations are taught by courses and seminars; Leading is not easily taught or learned. It is based on ______ _____ or ______ that must be developed by the individual.

Answer 4

Personality traits / characteristics

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Question 5

7 Behavioral leadership styles:

Answer 5

Basic Leadership style
Two dimensional leadership styles
Contingency leadership theory
Contemporary leadership styles
Theory X
Theory Y
Theory Z

Question 6

Basic Leadership Style consists of 3 categories:

Answer 6

Autocratic - leader tells subordinates what to do; little input
Democratic - leader includes employees with decision making process
Laissez-fair - to allow to do, leader leaves employees to make all decisions
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Question 7

Two dimensional leadership style is based on what two deminsions?

Answer 7

Job centered and employee centered

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Question 8

Contingency leadership theory is based on the belief that there is ____ _____ _____ leadership style.

Answer 8

No single best; the situation be matched to the leadership style
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Question 9

Contemporary Leadership styles is based on 4 separate theories:

Answer 9

Charismatic
Transformational
Transactional - exchange between leader and followers (reward)
Symbolic - top down approach
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Question 10

The behavioral leadership theory that is based on the average worker dislikes work.

Answer 10

Theory X

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Question 11

The behavioral leadership theory that is based on the average worker believing work is natural.

Answer 11

Theory Y

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Question 12

The behavioral leadership bases theory on involved workers performing without supervision.

Answer 12

Theory Z

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Question 13

What leadership theory is based on employee’s perceptions of the unit’s goals and objectives?

Answer 13

Path-goal theory

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Question 14

Focusing on value driven leadership and proactively living one’s own life versus enduring a reactive life, always feeling controlled by another’s actions

Answer 14

Principle-entered leadership

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Question 15

What distinguishes a _____ from a theory is that a _____ has been ______ through application, while ______ contain only hypotheses that still need to be proven or disproved.

Answer 15

Model / model / proven / theories

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Question 16

What are the 4 leadership models?

Answer 16

Basic Leadership Model
Situational Leadership Model
Social Change Model
Alpha Leadership Model
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Question 17

Balanced leadership (within the basic leadership model) fosters _____ and ____ within a unit. The balanced leader leads by ______.

Answer 17

Respect / trust / example

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Question 18

Situational leadership model depends on matching the leader’s ____ to the ______ of the members of the unit.

Answer 18

Style / maturity

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Question 19

Situational leadership model is based on 4 levels of readiness:

Answer 19

Telling -autocratic approach
Selling -convincing members
Participating -relies on input
Delegating -uses limits set by leader and allows members to determine how the task will be accomplished
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Question 20

The leadership model that’s purpose is to make changes for the betterment of others through leadership.

Answer 20

Social change model

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Question 21

The model that is accomplishing a goal based on the relationship between leader, followers, system, and goal.

Answer 21

Alpha leadership model.

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Question 22

Alpha leadership model applies three skills:

Answer 22

Anticipating - anticipates trends and patterns
Aligning -
Acting - applying 80/20 rule (Pareto’s Principle); 80% of the effort on 20% of the tasks
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Question 23

The most basic of leadership traits can be summarized in 5 concepts. A good leader:

Answer 23

1. Sees opportunities
2. Identifies challenges
3. Communicates
4. Plans for success
5. Builds trust
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Question 24

5 types of power:

Answer 24

Reward
Coercive
Identification
Expert
Legitimate
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Question 25

The power based on subordinates’ perception of the leader’s authority to punish.

Answer 25

Coercive

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Question 26

The possession of control, authority or influence over others:

Answer 26

Power

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Question 27

Organizational authority or position power

Answer 27

Legitimate power

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Question 28

Legitimate power is derived from one of three sources:

Answer 28

Shared values
Acceptance of a social structure
Sanction of a legitimizing agent
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Question 29

To achieve command presence, it is necessary to have the following six personality attributes:

Answer 29

1. Self condfidence
2. Trustworthiness
3. Consistency
4. Responsibility
5. Acceptance
6. Expertise
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Question 30

Leadership has been called a trait, ___ _______, a ______, a _____, a characteristic and an _____.

Answer 30

A behavior, skill, talent, an art

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