Leadership Flashcards
Define Leadership
“Leadership is the ability to establish vision and direction, to influence and align towards a common purpose, and to empower and inspire people to achieve success.”
Define Teamwork
Teamwork is a group of people working in collaboration or by co -operation towards a common goal.”
Which of these is NOT a common characteristic of effective leadership:
a. An ability to communicate the project vision
b. A senior position within the organisation
c. An ability to build a collaborative team environment
d. The ability to inspire and empower the team members
B
Rationale: A senior position within the organisation may give some formal
power but does not necessarily result in good leadership.
Typically, which project management team member(s) is/are likely to have the most communication links/channels? a. Project sponsor b. Product users c. Technical development team d. Project manager
D
Rationale: The project manager needs a relationship with all the stakeholder
groups that make up the project team and the user community. This alone
indicates that they will have a greater number of communication channels.
Teamwork is defined as:
a. Achieving high levels of team performance
b. Working collaboratively towards a common goal
c. Aligning personal goals with those of the team
d. Recruiting the right team members
B
Rationale: Recruiting the right people and achieving high levels of
performance are good goals, but do not provide a definition of team work.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of an effective team?
a. Good communication
b. Pursuing one’s own interests
c. Clearly defined roles and responsibilities
d. Fair and regular analysis of team performance
B
Rationale: For a team to be effective they need to know what they are supposed to be
doing, they have feedback on their performance and communication is clear and
appropriate. Self-interest doesn’t typically teams perform.
Which of the following is NOT a phase in the Tuckman model of team development: a. Forming b. Storming c. Recruiting d. Norming
C
Rationale: The fourth stage of the Tuckman Model was Performing. This was
followed later by a 5th stage, typically called Adjourning or Mourning.
What are the phases of the Tuckman model of a team?
Forming Storming Norming Performing Adjourning
