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Lincoln On Leadership COPY Flashcards

1
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The most important asset a business has is its.

  1. Employees
  2. Inventory
  3. Ability to communicate
  4. Employers
A

Employees

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Modern leaders might find it interesting and helpful to explore Lincoln’s methods in hearing, dealing with, and overcoming severe.

  1. Indecision
  2. Setbacks
  3. Insomni
  4. Unjust criticism.
A

Unjust Criticism

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When a leader begins to coerce his followers, he is essentially abandoning leadership and embracing

  1. Chaos
  2. Dictatorship
  3. Failure
  4. Disfunction
A

Dictatorship

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Lincoln knew the value of making a request as opposed to issuing an order. True or false.

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True

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For all of his successful relationships, Lincoln also had a key failure with which of the following?

  1. General Ulysses Grant
  2. Secretary of War, Edward Stanton
  3. General George McCellen
  4. Secretary of State Henry Seward
A

General George McCellen

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Lincoln made himself accessible to the people as often as the responsibilities of his job permitted and called these receptions

  1. Poll taking
  2. Voting sessions
  3. Public opinion baths
  4. Tiring
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Public opinion baths

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True or False. Lincoln viewed unjust criticism and slander with anger

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False

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Lincoln ran through a gauntlet of ___________

  1. Staffers
  2. Generals
  3. Cabinet members
  4. Employees
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Generals

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Invariably an organization takes on the personality of its.

  1. Benefactor
  2. Mission statement
  3. Culture.
  4. Top Leader.
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Top Leader

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True or False. Lincoln’s basic philosophy was to see as many people as possible.

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True

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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……

  1. Watching numbers
  2. Paying attention.
  3. Controlling
  4. Giving orders
A

Paying attention

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Ture or False Even though Lincoln had some detractors, Lincoln attained success, admiration, and a positive image.

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True

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True or False . All leaders must seek and require access to reliable and up to date information.

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True

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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

  1. Build Solid friendship
  2. Build Solid alliances
  3. Win influence
  4. Improve political base
A

Build solid alliances

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True/False Lincoln spent most of his time by walking amongst his troops

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True

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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

  1. Pandora’s Box
  2. Downfall
  3. Cardinal mistake
  4. Failure
A

Cardinal Mistake

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17
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The ability to understand ___________ helped Lincoln to deal with nations as well as individuals.

  1. Politics
  2. Communication
  3. Human Nature
  4. Congress
A

Human Nature

18
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Who was Lincoln’s secretary of state?

  1. General Ulysses Grant
  2. Salmon P. Chase
  3. Edward Stanton
  4. Henry Seward
A

Henry Seward

19
Q

Who was Lincoln’s secretary of Tresuary?

  1. Henry Seward
  2. Salmon P. Chase
  3. Edward Stanton
  4. General George McCellen
A

Salmon P. Chase

20
Q

True /False Lincoln declared Martial Law by suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus, which allowed the military to make arrests without specific charges

A

TRUE

21
Q

True/False Your task will never be done unless you watch it everday and hour and force it

A

TRUE

22
Q

True/False Lincoln adamantly refused to accept the exasperation and aggravation caused by subordinates even if they did their jobs right.

A

False

23
Q

On March 10th,1864, Lincoln officially promoted ____________

  1. General Ulysses Grant
  2. General George McCellen
  3. General Henry Halleck
  4. General John Pope
A

General Ulysses Grant

24
Q

Salmon P Chase claimed that _______________
Exerted undue influence on the President.

  1. Edward Stanton
  2. Henry Seward
  3. Ward Lamon
  4. Ambrose Burnside
A

Henry Seward

25
Q

General __________ had command of the insufficient poorly trained army of only 16,000 men when Lincoln took office.

  1. General Winfred Scott
  2. General Ambrose Burnside
  3. General Fremont
  4. General George Meade
A

General Winfred Scott

26
Q

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

A

The Pursuit of Liberty and Equality

27
Q

True/False . All leaders must seek and require access to reliable and up to date information

A

True

28
Q

True/ False .. Lincoln was quick to anger, and would hold a grudge against detractors.

A

FALSE

29
Q

__________ is generally the best vindication against slander

  1. Right
  2. Redirect
  3. Character
  4. Truth
A

TRUTH

30
Q

TRUE/FALSE All leaders must seek and require access to reliable and up to date information.

A

TRUE

31
Q

TRUE/FALSE. Lincoln on Persuasion: If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his true friend.

A

TRUE

32
Q

It is worthy to note, that leadership by definition, omits the use of

  1. Influence
  2. Alliances
  3. Coercive Power
  4. Persuasion
A

Coercive Power

33
Q

Which 75 year old General was Commander when Lincoln took office?

A. General Halleck
B. General Burnside
C. General Scot
D. General McClellan

A

General Scot

34
Q

Which 75 year old General was Commander when Lincoln took office?

A. General Halleck
B. General Burnside
C. General Scot
D. General McClellan

A

General Scot

35
Q

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

A

General George Meade

36
Q

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

A

D. Antietam Episode

37
Q

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

A

General Phil Sheridan

38
Q

Lincoln ran through a gauntlet of ______________ who could not do the job as he demanded.

A. Politicians
B. Staffers
C. Cabinet members
D. Generals

A

D. Generals

39
Q

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

A

D. General Fremont

40
Q

True/False Lincoln declared Martial Law by suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus, which allowed the military to make arrest without specific charges.

A

TRUE

41
Q

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.

A

TRUE

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