Kouzes & Posner Ch 06 pp 130-145 - Sheet1

Question 1

From Kouzes and Posner:

What are the three (3) P’s?

Answer 1

Passion + Pride = Performance

Question 2

From Kouzes and Posner:

Passion + Pride = ____________

Answer 2

Performance

Question 3

From Kouzes and Posner:

What are the two essentials to enlist others?

Answer 3

Appeal to common ideals and animate the vision

Question 4

From Kouzes and Posner:

_____________ are ideals.

Answer 4

Visions

Question 5

From Kouzes and Posner:

Visions are _________, __________, and ____________.

Answer 5

hopes, dreams, aspirations

Question 6

From Kouzes and Posner:

___________ reveal our higher-order preferences.

Answer 6

Ideals

Question 7

From Kouzes and Posner:

Ideals give us a sense of ___________ and ___________ in what we undertake.

Answer 7

meaning and purpose

Question 8

From Kouzes and Posner:

True or False: Exemplary leaders don’t impose their visions of the future on people.

Answer 8

TRUE, they liberate the vision that’s already in their constituents

Question 9

From Kouzes and Posner:

True or False: Revenue earned, growth rates, and returns to shareholders motivate employees over long periods of time.

Answer 9

FALSE

Question 10

From Kouzes and Posner:

True or False: Employees want to see what they are doing makes a difference on the future of their families, friends, colleagues, customers and communities.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

From Kouzes and Posner:

True or False: Uniqueness makes itdifficult for small units within large organizations to encompass the collective vision.

Answer 11

FALSE, Uniqueness makes it possible for smaller units within large organizations to have their own visions while still encompassing the collective vision

Question 12

From Kouzes and Posner:

True or False: There’s no advantage in working for, buying from, or investing in an organization that does exactly the same thing as the one across the street or down the hall.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

From Kouzes and Posner:

True or False: Exemplary leaders communicate what makes the work group and product singular and unequaled.

Answer 13

TRUE

Question 14

From Kouzes and Posner:

To enlist others, leaders have to help constituents ______ and _______ how their interests and applications are aligned with the vision.

Answer 14

see and feel

Question 15

From Kouzes and Posner:

True or False: People feel more uncomfortable with inspiring a shared vision than with any of the other leadership practices.

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

From Kouzes and Posner:

_______ are images of the mind, impressions and representations.

Answer 16

Visions

Question 17

From Kouzes and Posner:

For a ________ to be shared, it needs to be seen in the mind’s eye.

Answer 17

vision

Question 18

From Kouzes and Posner:

Examples of ___________ ___________ include metaphors, stories, anecdotes, word pictures, quotes, and slogans.

Answer 18

Symbolic language