Topic 12: Leadership

Question 1

What is leadership?

Answer 1

The Purposeful Influencing of Followers (towards goals).

Question 2

What are Turner and Muller’s three main leadership competency domains?

Answer 2

1. Managerial
2. Intellectual
3. Emotional

Question 3

Are the competencies described by Turner and Muller always required?

Answer 3

Not all of them, they can be highly situational.

Question 4

What are the 5 practices of exemplary leadership (according to Posner)?

Answer 4

1. Model the Way
2. Inspire a shared Vision
3. Challenge the Process
4. Enable others to Act
5. Encourage the Heart

Question 5

What does ‘model the way’ mean?

Answer 5

1. Find your voice by clarifying your personal values

2. Set the example by aligning your words and actions

Question 6

What does ‘Inspire a shared Vision’ mean?

Answer 6

1. Envision the future by imagining exciting possibilities

2. Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations

Question 7

What does ‘Challenge the Process’ mean?

Answer 7

1. Search for opportunities by seeking innovative easy to change, grow and improve
2. Experiment and take risks by constantly generating small wins and learning from mistakes

Question 8

What does ‘Enable others to Act’ mean?

Answer 8

1. Foster collaboration by promoting cooperative goals and building trust
2. Strengthen others by sharing power and discretion

Question 9

What does ‘Encourage the Heart’ mean?

Answer 9

1. Recognize contributions by showing appreciation for individual excellence
2. Celebrate the values and victories by creating a spirit of community