SHRM FINAL REVIEW SCRIPT 2026 TESTED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Leaders create..... Answer: Create what is needed for organizational
success. Provide opportunities for others to execute.
● Leaders Motivate others to..... Answer: Motivate others to work
toward a greater good. Reinforce the value of their tasks. Promote their
capabilities. Set goals.
● Leaders adapt..... Answer: Adapt to the changing needs of the
organzation and it's employees with proactive initiatives.
● Coercive leadership. Answer: The leader imposes a vision or solution
on the team and demands that the team follow this directive.
Effective during crises when immediate and clear action is required.
Ineffective when it can damage employees' sense of ownership and
motivation.
● Authoritative Leadership. Answer: The leader proposes a bold vision
or solution and invites the team to join this challenge.
Effective when there is no clear path forward and when the proposal is
compelling and captures the team's imagination. Team members have a
clear goal, understand their roles, encouraged to contribute ideas.
, Ineffective when leader lacks real expertise.
● Affiliative Leadership. Answer: The leader creates strong relationships
with and inside the team, encouraging feedback. The team members are
motivated by loyalty.
Effective at all times but especially when a leader has inherited a
dysfunctional and dispirited team that needs to be transformed. Leader
must have strong relationship building and management skills.
Ineffective when used along - example when leader fears damaging a
relationship.
● Transformational Leadership. Answer: Leadership that generates
awareness and acceptance of a group's purpose and mission and gets
employees to see beyond their own needs and self-interests for the good
of the group
● Democratic Leadership. Answer: The leader invites followers to
collaborate and commits to acting by consensus.
Effective when the leader does not have a clear vision or anticipates
strong resistance to change. Team members must be competent and
leader must have strong communication skills.
Ineffective when time is short - consensus takes time and multiple
meetings.
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Leaders create..... Answer: Create what is needed for organizational
success. Provide opportunities for others to execute.
● Leaders Motivate others to..... Answer: Motivate others to work
toward a greater good. Reinforce the value of their tasks. Promote their
capabilities. Set goals.
● Leaders adapt..... Answer: Adapt to the changing needs of the
organzation and it's employees with proactive initiatives.
● Coercive leadership. Answer: The leader imposes a vision or solution
on the team and demands that the team follow this directive.
Effective during crises when immediate and clear action is required.
Ineffective when it can damage employees' sense of ownership and
motivation.
● Authoritative Leadership. Answer: The leader proposes a bold vision
or solution and invites the team to join this challenge.
Effective when there is no clear path forward and when the proposal is
compelling and captures the team's imagination. Team members have a
clear goal, understand their roles, encouraged to contribute ideas.
, Ineffective when leader lacks real expertise.
● Affiliative Leadership. Answer: The leader creates strong relationships
with and inside the team, encouraging feedback. The team members are
motivated by loyalty.
Effective at all times but especially when a leader has inherited a
dysfunctional and dispirited team that needs to be transformed. Leader
must have strong relationship building and management skills.
Ineffective when used along - example when leader fears damaging a
relationship.
● Transformational Leadership. Answer: Leadership that generates
awareness and acceptance of a group's purpose and mission and gets
employees to see beyond their own needs and self-interests for the good
of the group
● Democratic Leadership. Answer: The leader invites followers to
collaborate and commits to acting by consensus.
Effective when the leader does not have a clear vision or anticipates
strong resistance to change. Team members must be competent and
leader must have strong communication skills.
Ineffective when time is short - consensus takes time and multiple
meetings.
