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Chapter 1

1. The leadership process is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes
that reflect their shared purposes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: The leadership process is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend
real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p. 5
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Explain the full meaning of leadership and see the leadership potential in yourself and
others.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-1 Why We Need Leadership
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge

2. Leadership is a people activity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Leadership is a people activity and is district from administration paperwork or planning
activities.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p. 5
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Explain the full meaning of leadership and see the leadership potential in yourself and
others.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles
TOPICS: 1-1 Why We Need Leadership
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension

3. A shared mindset that represents a fundamental way of thinking about, perceiving, and understanding the world is
called an emergent leader.

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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Paradigm is a shared mindset that represents a fundamental way of thinking about,
perceiving, and understanding the world.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p. 7
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Moderate - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge

4. Leaders today must keep things running on a steady, even keel for the organization to be successful.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: In the past, many leaders assumed that if they could just keep things running on a steady,
even keel, the organization would be successful.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p. 10
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension

5. A leadership principles adopted from the ―Code of the West‖ is taking pride in your work.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: The Cowboy Code or the Code of the West are basic values that provided an informal code
of conduct for pioneers settling the western American frontier have been distilled into ten
principles that may still be applicable to leaders.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p. 13
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and organizations.
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KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension

6. Derailed managers are successful people who excelled in a functional area and were expected to go far, but they
reached a plateau, were fired, or were forced to retire early.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Derailment refers to a phenomenon in organizations in which a manager with an impressive
track record reaches a certain level but goes off track and can‘t advance because of a
mismatch between job needs and the manager‘s personal skills and qualities. Derailed
managers are successful people who excelled in a functional area and were expected to go
far, but they reached a plateau, were fired, or were forced to retire early.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p. 25
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Identify the primary reasons for leadership derailment and the new paradigm skills that
can help you avoid it.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-5 Leadership Can Be Learned
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension

7. An example of a Level 5 leader is Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, who transformed the organization‘s leader mindset
from a ―know-it-all‖ to a ―learn-it-all.‖
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, who joined in 1992 at the age of 25 and was relatively
unknown, moved to transform Microsoft leaders form a know-it-all‖ to a ―learn-it-all‖
mindset.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p. 14
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1- 2 - Describe the five fundamental transformations facing today‘s leaders and
organizations.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-2 The New Reality for Leaders
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge


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8. The best leaders, at all levels, are those who are genuinely interested in other people and find ways to bring out the best
in them.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: The best leaders, at all levels, are those who are genuinely interested in other people and find
ways to bring out the best in them. Successful organizations pay attention to developing
leaders in the soft skills needed to effectively lead technical people in a changing
environment.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p. 25
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-5 - Identify the primary reasons for leadership derailment and the new paradigm skills that
can help you avoid it.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Leadership Principles
TOPICS: 1-5 Leadership Can Be Learned
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Comprehension

9. Leaders focus on establishing detailed plans and schedules for achieving specific results.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Both leadership and management are concerned with providing direction for the organization,
but there are differences. Management focuses on establishing detailed plans and schedules
for achieving specific results, then allocating resources to accomplish the plan.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p. 15
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1-3 - Summarize the fundamental differences between leadership and management.
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic - Technology
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
TOPICS: 1-3 How Leadership Differs from Management
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s: Knowledge

10. If a person is known to have very strong intentions about the organization‘s future, they have strong will.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Strong will means having very strong intentions about the organization‘s future.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p. 14
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