Lincoln On Leadership COPY Flashcards
The most important asset a business has is its.
- Employees
- Inventory
- Ability to communicate
- Employers
Employees
Modern leaders might find it interesting and helpful to explore Lincoln’s methods in hearing, dealing with, and overcoming severe.
- Indecision
- Setbacks
- Insomni
- Unjust criticism.
Unjust Criticism
When a leader begins to coerce his followers, he is essentially abandoning leadership and embracing
- Chaos
- Dictatorship
- Failure
- Disfunction
Dictatorship
Lincoln knew the value of making a request as opposed to issuing an order. True or false.
True
For all of his successful relationships, Lincoln also had a key failure with which of the following?
- General Ulysses Grant
- Secretary of War, Edward Stanton
- General George McCellen
- Secretary of State Henry Seward
General George McCellen
Lincoln made himself accessible to the people as often as the responsibilities of his job permitted and called these receptions
- Poll taking
- Voting sessions
- Public opinion baths
- Tiring
Public opinion baths
True or False. Lincoln viewed unjust criticism and slander with anger
False
Lincoln ran through a gauntlet of ___________
- Staffers
- Generals
- Cabinet members
- Employees
Generals
Invariably an organization takes on the personality of its.
- Benefactor
- Mission statement
- Culture.
- Top Leader.
Top Leader
True or False. Lincoln’s basic philosophy was to see as many people as possible.
True
Management by walking around is described as the “technology of the obvious” it’s being in touch with customers, suppliers and people. Thus MBWA is leadership. Leading is primarily……
- Watching numbers
- Paying attention.
- Controlling
- Giving orders
Paying attention
Ture or False Even though Lincoln had some detractors, Lincoln attained success, admiration, and a positive image.
True
True or False . All leaders must seek and require access to reliable and up to date information.
True
Regarding Lincoln’s relationship with General McCellen. It hurt Lincoln somewhat not to have formed a successful link with McClellen, but at least he maintained his own integrity. The lesson learned here to simply not give up attempting to
- Build Solid friendship
- Build Solid alliances
- Win influence
- Improve political base
Build solid alliances
True/False Lincoln spent most of his time by walking amongst his troops
True
When removing General Fremont from his Command, Lincoln referred to General Fremont’s isolation from his troops, the lack of confidence, and the reason the general does not know what’s going on as his
- Pandora’s Box
- Downfall
- Cardinal mistake
- Failure
Cardinal Mistake
The ability to understand ___________ helped Lincoln to deal with nations as well as individuals.
- Politics
- Communication
- Human Nature
- Congress
Human Nature
Who was Lincoln’s secretary of state?
- General Ulysses Grant
- Salmon P. Chase
- Edward Stanton
- Henry Seward
Henry Seward
Who was Lincoln’s secretary of Tresuary?
- Henry Seward
- Salmon P. Chase
- Edward Stanton
- General George McCellen
Salmon P. Chase
True /False Lincoln declared Martial Law by suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus, which allowed the military to make arrests without specific charges
TRUE
True/False Your task will never be done unless you watch it everday and hour and force it
TRUE
True/False Lincoln adamantly refused to accept the exasperation and aggravation caused by subordinates even if they did their jobs right.
False
On March 10th,1864, Lincoln officially promoted ____________
- General Ulysses Grant
- General George McCellen
- General Henry Halleck
- General John Pope
General Ulysses Grant
Salmon P Chase claimed that _______________
Exerted undue influence on the President.
- Edward Stanton
- Henry Seward
- Ward Lamon
- Ambrose Burnside
Henry Seward
General __________ had command of the insufficient poorly trained army of only 16,000 men when Lincoln took office.
- General Winfred Scott
- General Ambrose Burnside
- General Fremont
- General George Meade
General Winfred Scott
Lincoln constantly shared, stressed,and re emphasized the two most fundamental values that over the years have mobilized Americans.
A. God and Country
B. Temperance and Fidelity
C. Honestly and Fidelity
D. The pursuit of Liberty and Equality
The Pursuit of Liberty and Equality
True/False . All leaders must seek and require access to reliable and up to date information
True
True/ False .. Lincoln was quick to anger, and would hold a grudge against detractors.
FALSE
__________ is generally the best vindication against slander
- Right
- Redirect
- Character
- Truth
TRUTH
TRUE/FALSE All leaders must seek and require access to reliable and up to date information.
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE. Lincoln on Persuasion: If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his true friend.
TRUE
It is worthy to note, that leadership by definition, omits the use of
- Influence
- Alliances
- Coercive Power
- Persuasion
Coercive Power
Which 75 year old General was Commander when Lincoln took office?
A. General Halleck
B. General Burnside
C. General Scot
D. General McClellan
General Scot
Which 75 year old General was Commander when Lincoln took office?
A. General Halleck
B. General Burnside
C. General Scot
D. General McClellan
General Scot
Lincoln wrote a scathing letter to discussing his dissatisfaction with General ___________ for not engaging Lee’s Army and for allowing them to escape to Virginia. The letter was never sent.
A. General George Meade
B. General George McCellen
C. General Ulysses Grant
D. General Fremont
General George Meade
Lincoln on Leadership, Late in the election year of 1864, Lincoln drafted a statement of refutation regarding a misrepresentation of facts in which was popularly called the _________________.
A. Cooper Institute Address
B. Picayune Affair
C. Battle of Bull Run
D. Antietam Episode
D. Antietam Episode
Which General was credited with taking the Shenandoah Valley under control?
A. General George McCellen
B. General Phil Sheidan
C. General John Pope
D. General Burnside
General Phil Sheridan
Lincoln ran through a gauntlet of ______________ who could not do the job as he demanded.
A. Politicians
B. Staffers
C. Cabinet members
D. Generals
D. Generals
Which General did Lincoln relieve because of his “Cardinal mistake “ is that he isolates himself, and allows nobody to see him, and by which he does not know what is going on in the very matter he is dealing with?
A. General Grant
B. General McClellan
C. General Seward
D. General Fremont
D. General Fremont
True/False Lincoln declared Martial Law by suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus, which allowed the military to make arrest without specific charges.
TRUE
True or False. Lincoln would sit down and write lengthy letters that he generally did not send. They served as ways to release his pent up emotional feelings.
TRUE
