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Leadership is a complex phenomenon involving the leader, the followers, and the situation (T/F)

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True

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The main reason for using the phrase "desirable opportunities" in a definition of leadership is to distinguish between leadership and management(T/F)

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False

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Some managers may be effective leaders without ever have taken a course of training program in leadership(T/F)

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True

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Good leadership is all about calculation, planning, and following a checklist (T/F)

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False

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The mere presence of a group can cause people to act differently then whe nthey are alone(T/F)

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True

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While leadership involves both rational and emotional side of human experiences, aroused feelings cannot be used constructively(T/F)

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False

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Statements such has "Managers control; leaders inspire" represent a view that leaders and managers are fundamentally different kinds of people(T/F)

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True

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The most effective leaders focus exclusively on the rational consequences of their actions and ignore the emotions of followers (T/F)

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False

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Formal study and leaning from experience are mutually exclusive in terms of developing leadership skills (T/F)

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False

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The study of leadership can help people develop perspectives to better learn from their experiences (T/F)

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True

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A widely respected leader chosen from within an organization tends to receive less latitude in a new leadership position than a newcomer because the well known leader is expected to understand the needs of the organization (T/F)

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False

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Research indicates that men tend to view leadership as an exchange with subordinates for services rendered (T/F)

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True

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The primary advantage of reading leadership literature written in the troubadour tradition is the combination of valid research and practical advise (T/F)

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False

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Leaders tend to have more influence with in-group followers than with out-group followers(T/f)

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True

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When followers are involved in the selection of a leader, they tend to make fewer demands of the leader (T/F)

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False

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According to Robert Kelley, alienated followers frequently point out the negative aspects of an organization and are viewed by leaders as adversarial (T/F)

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True

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According to the glass cliff concept, when an organizations performance is declining, a female candidate is more likely to be hired for an executive position than an equally qualified male candidate (T/F)

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True

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According to some leadership experts, leadership:

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is an interpersonal relation in which others comply because they want to

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What best defines leadership

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The process of influencing an organized group towards accomplishing its goals

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The interactional framework for analyzing leadership includes:

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followers, leaders, and situations

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What is the reason behind the usage of the phrase "desirable opportunities" in one of the definitions of leadership

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to distinguish between leadership and tyranny

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Which of the following is true of the leadership definitions

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Various definitions illustrate that many factors affect leadership

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Which of the following statements about the rational and emotional aspects of leadership is most likely false

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Effective leadership involves actions based on reason and logic

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What term is most often associated with the word management

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efficiency

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leadership is most associated with

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vision

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Which of the following is conventional distinction that is made between managers and leaders

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managers maintain, while leaders develop

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Which statement about leaders and managers is most likely false

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leaders accept the status quo, managers challenge it

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Which of the following statements is true of leadership and management

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a leadership and management have both unique functions and an area of overlap

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Which of the following statements about common sense is most likely true

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a challenge of leadership is to know when common sense applies and when it does not

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which of the following statements about leadership is most likely true

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natural characteristics or talents can offer certain leadership advantages or disadvantages

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which statement about in groups and out groups is most likely correct

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in group members are loyal and committed to a leader

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What is Hollanders approach to leadership called

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transactional

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which statement about follower ship style is most likely true

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pragmatist followers tend to be mediocre performers

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what best describes the leader-follower relationship

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leadership and followership merge and are linked concepts

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ideal followers are most likely to be perceived as

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independent

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in a complex situation, what is the leaders most important role

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increase levels of interaction and communication

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Scheins classic study of sex roles

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demonstrated how bias in sex role stereotypes created problems for women moving up through managerial roles

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According to the AOR model, leadership development is enhanced when the consequences and significance of an action is considered (t/F)

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True

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Experience is just a matter of what events happen to you (T/F)

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False

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Studies indicated that everyone attends to all aspects of a situation equally and that perception is basically a passive activity (T/F)

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False

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A situation in which ones expectations help determine the predicted outcome is an "attribution"(T/F)

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False

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The tendency to overestimate the dispositional factors and underestimate the environmental factors in someone else failure is a fundamental attribution error (T/F)

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True

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Single loop leaning refers to a self fulfilling belief system which is generally not open t feedback (T/F)

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True

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Double loop learning is the process of learning something that one already predicted, as in self fulfilling the prophecy (T/F)

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False

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Studies show that after event reviews (AERs), which involve reflecting on personal leadership experiences, fail to improve leadership effectiveness (T.F)

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false

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The times when people most need to break out of the mold created by past learning patterns to tend to be the times when they are most unwilling to do so (T/F)

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True

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Role playing activities are used extensively during informal coaching sessions (T/F)

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False

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A participant in an in basket exercise has a limited amount of time to prioritize and respond to emails and phone messages from an actual managers in box (T/F)

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False

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Technology based approaches to leader development, such as video games and simulations, encourage participants to take risks and think quickly (T/F)

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True

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A drawback to action learning is that it requires spending time away from ones immediate job responsibilities (T/F)

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False

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Insight on a leaders strengths and development needs can be gathered through 360-degree feedback(T/F)

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True

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Leaders and followers use development plans as road map for hanging their own behaviors (T/f)

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True

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Leadership practitioners have a tendency to concentrate on coaching their top followers and overlooking low-performing followers (T/F)

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False

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Although formal coaching programs are considered effective tools for developing leaders, less than half of the Global 1000 companies use formal coaching because of high investment costs and extensive time constraints (T/F)

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False

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Effective coaches require coaches to practice targeted behaviors through role-play activities and later in real-world situation(T/F)

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True

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Mentoring and coaching are essentially the same types of programs (T/F)

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False

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Leadership development is enhanced when experience involves the three processes of

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Action, observation, reflection

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What statement about perceptual set is most likely FALSE?

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Perceptual sets are the tendency to perceive everything

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In perception, which term refers to the process of assigning underlying causes to behaviors?

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Attribution

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Crediting your own success to dis-positional factors and others successes to factors in the environment are aspects of

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Fundamental attribution error

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People who are observing an action are much more likely than the actor to make the fundamental attribution error. This is called

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actor/observer difference

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Which statement about the component of the AOR model is most likely FALSE?

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The importance of reflection in leadership development is rarely addressed by scholars

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A situation in which ones expectations or predictions help determine the very results predicted is referred to as

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self-fulfilling prophecy

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Which term refers to a kind of learning between the individual and the environment in which learners seek relatively little feedback that may significantly confront their fundamental ideas or actions?

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Deutero-learning

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Which of the following involves confronting your beliefs, inviting others to challenge you, and working on personal blind spots?

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Double-loop learning

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What is a frequent lesson learned by both men and women from their career experiences?

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handling political situations

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Leadership studies programs at the university-level:

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are increasingly popular at many liberal-arts institutions

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What describes leadership situations and are used s vehicles for leadership discussions

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Case Studies

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What is most likely an advantage of role playing in leadership development programs

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Provides greater transfer-ability to the workplace

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Leadership training programs for mid-level managers are LEAST likely to focus on improving _____ skills

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Strategic Planning

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Which of the following involves participants being given a limited amount of time to prioritize and respond to a number of notes, phone messages, and letters?

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In-basket exercises

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In leaderless group discussions, facilitators and observers rate participants and provide feedback about _____ skills.

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Interpersonal

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Which statement about action learning is most likely FALSE?

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Action learning involves attending classes, watching videotapes, and working in teams to create development plans for the firm.

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In the informal coaching process, a leader is most likely to help a follower to grow skills by:

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creating a coaching plan

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In the informal coaching process, a leader is most likely to inspire commitment from a follower by

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reviewing performance appraisals

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The process by which an older and more experience person helps to socialize and encourage younger organizational colleagues is called

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mentoring

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When being considered for a leadership position, a job candidate should meet all team members and peers to determine if the organizational culture will be a fit. (T/F)

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False

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The onboarding roadmap is focused on internal hires- those within an organization (T/F)

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False

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When you are a new hire, it is a good idea to ask your boss for copies of budget information (T/F)

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True

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New leaders should minimize their personal interactions with direct reports for the first two months on the job, although business lunches and team gatherings are appropriate (T/F)

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True

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Leadership practitioners can enhance the learning value of their experiences by taking a 10 percent stretch (T/F)

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True

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Leaders who state that they have an open-door policy have clearly invited and indicated that feedback is welcome (T/F)

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False

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Keeping a journal will increase the likelihood that leaders will be able to look at events from a different perspective(T/F)

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True

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Individuals with high levels of technical competence are unlikely to belong to leaders in-group (T/F)

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False

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Research indicates that technical expertise plays only a small role in supervisors performance appraisal ratings of subordinates (T/F)

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False

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A high degree of technical competence is especially important to first-line supervisors because they typically spend time training followers (T/F)

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True

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Individuals can become experts in their field by watching others and asking questions (T/F)

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True

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Having a good or bad supervisor is typically a product of luck on the part of follwers (T/F)

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False

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Research has shown that some executives are derailed because they are reluctant to adapt to supervisor with leadership styles different from their own (T/F)

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True

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"Influence without authority" reflects the idea that fewer people are required to influence others in the workplace (T/F)

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False

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Practicing a Theory Y attitude will guarantee that you will always get along with coworkers (T/F)

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False

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Gathering with team members outside of the work environment is an effective and appropriate way to establish relationships and discover common interests (T/F)

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True

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The first phase of development planning involves periodically reviewing the plan for the purpose of reflection and modification (T/F)

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False

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Step one in the GAPS analysis addresses a persons strengths, skills, development needs (T/F)

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False

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By conducting a gaps-of-the-GAPS analysis, an individual most likely hopes to identify high-priority development needs (T/F)

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True

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Coaching others is an effective method for reinforcing and transferring learning (T/F)

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True

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New leaders have two critical tasks the first day on the job: to meet their new boss and new team. Which of the following topics should LEAST likely be discussed with the new boss?

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Your assessment of the teams strengths and weaknesses

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When a team has fewer than 15 people, what should new leaders do during the first two weeks?

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Meet one-on-one with direct reports and group stars

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According to the new leader onboarding roadmap, within the first two weeks, leaders should:

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meet with all team members

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During the first two weeks new leaders will want to have one-on-one meetings with their direct reports. Which of the following is a topic that should LEAST likely be discussed in those meetings?

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What do team members like to do during their free time

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During the first two weeks on the job, a new leader should schedule one-on-one meetings with peers. Which of the following issues should most likely be discussed with peers?

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How issues are raised and decisions made on their boss's team

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What is the fastest way to alter the culture and norms of team

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Change the people in the team

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Why should task forces that are formed to work on key change initiatives be staffed by stars

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Improves the odds of good recommendations being made

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Which of the following is least likely a way to learn from your leadership experience

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Holding regular staff meetings

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During the third month, leaders of large teams should have separate second meeting with direct reports that are held off-site. Which of the following is NOT one of the key issues that should be discussed with the direct reports during these meetings?

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Identifying personal career goals

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Which of the following is NOT an example of behaviors that could be considered a "10 percent stretch"?

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Using a motivational practice that has been very successful in the past

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What is most likely an outcome of regularly practicing a 10 percent stretch

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Decreasing apprehensions about trying new activities

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What is most likely a benefit of keeping a journal

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documenting ideas for future speeches

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Technical competence is especially important for first-line supervisors because they

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spend a great amount of time training their followers

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Why do followers most likely need to have a high level of technical competence

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Technical expertise plays a key role in supervisors performance appraisal ratings of subordiantes

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Which statements is most likely true about followers and superiors having effective working relationship

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superiors and followers with good relationships tend to experience less conflict

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Which of the following would LEAST likely help a subordinate to better understand their superior's world?

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Meeting with the supervisors boss to evaluate their interaction and relationship

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Which of the following would be the best way to establish and maintain good peer relationships

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Recognize common interest and goals

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Which of the following statements about GAPS analysis is most likely true

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The perceptions component of a GAPS analysis concerns how your abilities, skills, and behaviors affect others

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Based on the research of Peterson and Hicks, which statement about the development planning process is most likely false

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The second phase in development planning requires conducting a formal GAPS analysis

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Which of the following is NOT one of the seven specific steps for creating high-impact development plans

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scheduling regular meetings with your superior

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