Leadership fundamentals - Lynda.com

Question 1

What are the 5 core competencies in good leadership?

Answer 1

1. Self-awareness
2. Building relationships
3. Business Acumen
4. Organizationel Strategy
5. Integrity

Question 2

What is the difference between management and leadership?

Answer 2

Management: Produce order and consistency

Leadership: Produce change and growth

Question 3

What are 4 peoples skills needed in leadership?

Answer 3

1. Building culture
2. Inspiring vision
3. Fostering collaboration
4. Cultivating future leadership

Question 4

What are 3 people skills needed in management?

Answer 4

1. 1:1 meetings
2. Delegating tasks
3. Coaching employees

Question 5

How do you balance the time you spend on managing vs. leading?

Answer 5

One way is to schedule it in your calendar on different days of the week

Question 6

What are the 5 levels of leadership?

Answer 6

1. Individual conributor
2. Expert or Manager
3. Leader of leaders
4. Leader of function
5. Leader of organization

Question 7

What is the focus of the Individual conributor?

Answer 7

1. Self lead
2. Produce
3. Get along with others

Question 8

What is the focus of the Expert?

Answer 8

1. Further development your craft
2. Innovate on projects
3. Demonstrate readiness to take challenging projects

Question 9

What is the focus of the Manager?

Answer 9

1. Maximize the talent of your team
2. Think strategically about how your team contributes to the organization’s goals

Question 10

What is the focus of the Leader of leaders?

Answer 10

1. Training and developing Experts and Managers

Question 11

What is the focus of the Leader of Functions / Divisions?

Answer 11

1. Maximize the contributions of all groups within the function
2. Strategize the development of the function for the future of the whole organization

Question 12

What is the focus of the Leader of the organization?

Answer 12

1. Manage all functional leaders
2. Set vision and strategy
3. Ensure future success

Question 13

What are the 7 stages of development for an organization?

Answer 13

Question 14

What characterizes the Maturation stage in the 7 stages of development in an organization?

Answer 14

Established company growing within the market

Question 15

What characterizes the Peak Performance stage in the 7 stages of development in an organization?

Answer 15

Improve functions (Talent, systems and products), to prepare for future growth and opportunities

Question 16

What type of leaders to people mostly like working for?

Answer 16

Leaders who do the 2 following things:

1. Lead from their values
2. Share an inspiring vision of the future

Question 17

What happens when the leadership does not act within the defined core values of the company?

Answer 17

It creates mistrust, cynicism and low performance

Question 18

How can you use your values to lead?

Answer 18

• Define your own leadership values
• Share your values with others
• Let the values guide you to what you want to create

Question 19

What is Emotional Intelligence?

Answer 19

How smart you are about reading and working with emotions: Your own and emotions of others

Question 20

How can you increase your self awareness?

Answer 20

• Know what triggers a strong emotional or physical reaction in you
• Have 1-2 actions you can do when that feeling comes up (Like breating, journaling, talk with a confidant, physical exercise)

Question 21

What motivates others?

Answer 21

1. Physical survival and safety (Job security)
2. Need to belong
3. Need to achieve full potential

Question 22

What motivates people?

Answer 22

1. Autonomy
2. Developing mastery
3. Contributing to meaningful purpose

Question 23

What are 34 major causes of disengagement?

Answer 23

• Feeling invisible
• Efforts are not measured or recognized
• Work seems irrelevant