Lesson 11: Team Leadership

Question 1

(T/F) Current research on groups focuses more on team variables, rather than focusing exclusively on outcomes of team performance.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

(T/F) Leader effectiveness should be assessed, along with team effectiveness, in the team leadership model.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

(T/F) Current focus has shifted to the study of group dynamics and development of social science theory.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

(T/F) The Team Leadership Model provides the leader or a designated team member with a mental road map to diagnose team problems.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

(T/F) A mistake commonly made is to call a work group a “team” but treat it as a collection of individuals.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

(T/F) If team goals are unclear, an internal relational intervention is needed to focus on building commitment.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Select all the options that represent items included in the category of internal relational leadership actions.

Answer 7

Satisfying needs
Managing conflict and power issues
Building commitment
Collaborating

Question 8

(T/F) Effective team leaders need to have a wide repertoire of skills.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

(T/F) Flatter organizations refer to the trend of shifting decision-making powers downward in the organizational hierarchy.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Select all the options that are characteristics of team effectiveness.

Answer 10

External support
Collaborative climate
Unified commitment
Results-driven structure

Question 11

(T/F) Most experts agree that team leadership is a simple process.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

(T/F) Team leadership capacity includes shared leadership and encompasses the entire team.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

(T/F) Team goals need to be very clear.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

(T/F) Networking and advocating are examples of external team leadership actions.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Select all the options that represent types of leadership decisions.

Answer 15

Internal or external
Task or relational
Monitor or take action

Question 16

According to Zaccaro, principled leadership influences team effectiveness through which of the following processes?

Answer 16

Cognitive
Motivational
Affective
Integrative

Question 17

In team leadership theory, two of the leader’s primary decisions are

Answer 17

to monitor or take action.

Question 18

McGrath describes diagnosing group deficiencies as part of

Answer 18

monitoring/internal

Question 19

(T/F) The functional perspective on group leadership contends that the leader has a special responsibility for group effectiveness.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

For leaders, McGrath’s critical leadership functions include which types of group?

Answer 20

Preventing deleterious changes
Diagnosing group deficiencies
Forecasting environmental changes

Question 21

(T/F) In virtual teams, task functions are more critical than in traditional, face-to-face teams.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Team effectiveness is evaluated on which desired team outcomes?

Answer 22

Performance and development

Question 23

(T/F) Teams with distributed leadership have some advantages over single leader teams.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

(T/F) According to team leadership theory, individuals other than the formal leader can perform the critical leadership functions.

Answer 24

True