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Leadership Residency Flashcards

1
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what are methods of exploration in organization

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experiment
assessment
observation

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what are experiments?

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changing levels of X to observe the effect on variable Y

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what is ANOVA

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Analysis of variance

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what is MANOVA

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multiple analysis of variation

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what is MANCOVA

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multiple analysis of covariance

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what are pros and cons of experiments

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pros - validity and mitigation of nuisance variables

cons - inflated effect, ethics

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what are simulations

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experiments with no manipulation

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what is an assessment

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evaluating subject cognition, motivation, behavior, or affect using a standard assessment

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what are assessment characteristics

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written or digitalized

measure responses

enablement of comparison of responses

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What are some assessment designs

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cross sectional surveys - snapshot

longitudinal survey - same survey multiple times

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pros and cons of assessment

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pros - cheap, fast, easy to administer

cons - weak validity

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best practices for assessments

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use 3rd party data collection

anonymity and confidentiality

present aggregate responses

offer incentives

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what is social desirability

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participants sometimes answer in a way that make them look as good as possible

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Four dimensions of data quality

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accuracy - is it corrct?

completeness - are all data available

consistency - data recorded the same way

timliness - how quick were data recorded

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What is Juran’s Method to fixing organizations

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Identify problems
diagnose causes
remedy the cause
hold the gains

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What are problem MOMS

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Measurable
Observable
Managable
Specific

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How do you diagnose an org. problem

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identify symptoms
differentiate causes from effect
differentate proximal from distal
differentiate controllable from uncontrollable
keep in mind that incentives and events cause catalyst behavior

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how do you treat org. problems

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align recommendations with resources and motivations of the org.

be frank

solicit feedback

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how do you ‘hold the gains’

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how can this problem be mitigated in the future?

what was the efficacy of your intervention

who needs to know about your success or failure?

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what is are the three drivers of performance

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ability
motivation
opportunity

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what is performance driver is easiest to drive change?

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motivation

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what is Kurt Lewins’s behavior function

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Behavior = Person + Enviornment

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does increased motivation impact performance?

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NOT ALWAYS

they have to believe they can do the work

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simple org. change process

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understand the context of the issue

what are the symptoms?

what are our options/outcomes

what are the tradeoffs of outcomes

what are our remedies

stage testing

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What creates a thriving workplace

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culture of engagement

high commitment

performance

positive and reliable customer experience

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what drives performance

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ability, attitude and learning

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what are types of job satisfaction

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pay

promotion

supervisor satisfaction

coworker satisfaction

work satisfaction

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what is organizational commitment

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desire on the part of an employee to remain a member of an organization

29
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what are the thee types of commitment

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affective
continuance
normative

30
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what is affective commitment

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desire to remain a member of an organization due to an emotional attachment and involvement

31
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what is continuance commitment

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desire to remain a member of an organization because of an awarenss of the costs associated with leaving

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what is normative commitment

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desire to remain a member of an organization due to a feeling of obligation

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what is employee engagement

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the individuals involvement, satisfaction, and enthusiasm for work

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how does engagement affect performance

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high engagement generally means high performance

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why do you want engaged employees

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positive employees and positives clients

36
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how do you build a culture of engagement

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employees help you achieve your goals if you help them acheive theirs

37
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early career steps to grow engaement

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understand strategic priority

seek insight from team

38
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mid to senior career steps to grow engagement

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weekly 30-60 second checkins each week

celebrate winds and losses

build respect - and LISTEN

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what are some extrinsic motivations

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pay, bonuses, promotions, benefits, awards

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what are some intrinsic motivations

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enjoyment, interestingness, accomplishment, knowledge gain, development

41
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what is adaptation in leadership

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seeking ways to challenge and develop employees

42
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what is diligence for leadership

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be skeptical and demand evidence

test ideas before rollout

be humble and willing to learn

43
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what is intelligence in leadership

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understand causality

make data driven decisions

as for help

44
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what is vigilance in leadership

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independently audit your work

justify your decisions

learn from failure

move strategically, not constantly

45
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what are some stressors?

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work time pressure or complexity

work conflicts, overload, or ambiguity

family demands

46
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what is the crossover effect

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when one stress negatively influences goals in another domain

47
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What is risk in leadership

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probability of a negative event occuring of suffering loss

48
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what are common emotions associated with risk

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fear, anxiety, excitement, enthusiasm

49
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what is influence

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deliberate, systematic process of getting others support

50
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What are the bases of power

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reward
coercive
legitimate
expert
reference

51
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three steps to develop ethical power and influence

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develop interpersonal flexibilty
use universal forms of influence
develop political skill

52
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what are the four types of influcnce

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analytical
driver
amiable
expressive

53
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what is analytical influence

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thinking oriented, data driven, detail focused

54
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what is driver influence

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action orientated, resluts driven, bottom line focused

55
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what is amiable influence

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relationship oriented, acceptance driven, harmony focused

56
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what is expressive influence

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vision oriented, dream driven, big picture focused

57
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what is social versatility

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the ability to interact with different types of people

58
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what are the six universal forms of influence

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reciprocity
scarcity
authority
commitment and consistency
consensus/social proof
liking

59
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what is recipricity influence

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repaying favors

60
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what is scarcity influence

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feeling that what they are getting is scarce

61
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what is authority influcne

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people trust and respect authority

62
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what is commitment and consistency influence

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people agree when they believe in doing so is consistant with what they believve

63
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what is consensus / social proof influcne

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people do what others do

64
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what is liking influence

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people support people they like

65
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how can you get personal power

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develop expertise
develop and track results
ensure expertise is visible
be reliable, consistent and professional

66
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how can you minimize dysfuctional politics

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provide clear goals
reward achievements
provide clear guidance
use systematic decision process

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