EARHART CIVIL AIR PATROL
LEADERSHIP TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Organization - Answer-A body of Individuals working together under a system of
rules assignments procedures and relations TO ACHIEVE identifiable goals and
objectives:
Organization is more complex with 5 basic parts and 2 Groupings (line and Staff)
LINE; PROVDIES directly accomplish organization's mission
STAFF PROVIDES: Technical/Administrative to the Staff - Answer-Line: Op core Mid
line Strat Apex
Staff: Technostructure Support Staff
Op Core = Foot Soldiers
Mid Line = interpret ideas as strat apex
Strat Apex = formulates trategies/allocates resources make big decisions - Answer-
In Rank cadets
Flight Commanders/cadet commander
squadron commander and his or her deputices
Technostructure: Develop initiatives/desing programs/issue technical direction
"gurus"
Support staff: Administrative financial logistics: - Answer-Technostructure and
Support Staff
Specialists (technostructure)
Organization theory vs. Freeform - Answer-Chaos
Promote accountabliltiy
Allocate authourtiy
are easy to manage
Create efficiencies - Answer-Cae for Hierarchies
Chaos Theory created by: - Answer-Tom Peters
Hierarchies get in the way
Free- form self directed teams are agile - Answer-Chaos theory
How do you test an ORganization's structure? - Answer-Performances
What is a small group of people entrusted to study recommend and perform services
for a larger group - Answer-Committee
, Good ideas can come from anybody
They can be smarter than the individual
Adds legitimacy to the decisions - Answer-Tenents of a committee
In-depth discussion
manageable group size
division of labor
specialization and expertise
special handling - Answer-5 triggers for committee
Standing committee: - Answer-Somewhat permanent
Select committee; - Answer-Choses for a select taks
Goal statements
OBJ driven agendas
Reasd aheads (purely factual and usually driven by email)
Oral Presentations
Agendas sequencing and breakouts
Closing and minutes - Answer-Means to an end for a committee meting
facilitaors are like ___ in that they get the most they can out of each member? -
Answer-Point Guards
Faciliataors are: - Answer-Process-focused
Joys to the chair - Answer-Achievements of the meeting
Netural attitude
Adherence to process
Desire for concensus
Counterweight to the statuats Arrena - Answer-Hallmarks of facillitation
Ask open ended questions
Ask for specificiy in responses
Redirect questions to the gruop
Invite questions to the griop
Invte quet members to join the discussion
Record ideas and make them visible
signal to dominating members their need to hold back
Help rambling member wrap up Redirect the energy of combaitive members -
Answer-hallmarks or Facilitation techniques
What is the simplest way to conduct business: - Answer-Unanimous consent
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling - Answer-Functions of Management
LEADERSHIP TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Organization - Answer-A body of Individuals working together under a system of
rules assignments procedures and relations TO ACHIEVE identifiable goals and
objectives:
Organization is more complex with 5 basic parts and 2 Groupings (line and Staff)
LINE; PROVDIES directly accomplish organization's mission
STAFF PROVIDES: Technical/Administrative to the Staff - Answer-Line: Op core Mid
line Strat Apex
Staff: Technostructure Support Staff
Op Core = Foot Soldiers
Mid Line = interpret ideas as strat apex
Strat Apex = formulates trategies/allocates resources make big decisions - Answer-
In Rank cadets
Flight Commanders/cadet commander
squadron commander and his or her deputices
Technostructure: Develop initiatives/desing programs/issue technical direction
"gurus"
Support staff: Administrative financial logistics: - Answer-Technostructure and
Support Staff
Specialists (technostructure)
Organization theory vs. Freeform - Answer-Chaos
Promote accountabliltiy
Allocate authourtiy
are easy to manage
Create efficiencies - Answer-Cae for Hierarchies
Chaos Theory created by: - Answer-Tom Peters
Hierarchies get in the way
Free- form self directed teams are agile - Answer-Chaos theory
How do you test an ORganization's structure? - Answer-Performances
What is a small group of people entrusted to study recommend and perform services
for a larger group - Answer-Committee
, Good ideas can come from anybody
They can be smarter than the individual
Adds legitimacy to the decisions - Answer-Tenents of a committee
In-depth discussion
manageable group size
division of labor
specialization and expertise
special handling - Answer-5 triggers for committee
Standing committee: - Answer-Somewhat permanent
Select committee; - Answer-Choses for a select taks
Goal statements
OBJ driven agendas
Reasd aheads (purely factual and usually driven by email)
Oral Presentations
Agendas sequencing and breakouts
Closing and minutes - Answer-Means to an end for a committee meting
facilitaors are like ___ in that they get the most they can out of each member? -
Answer-Point Guards
Faciliataors are: - Answer-Process-focused
Joys to the chair - Answer-Achievements of the meeting
Netural attitude
Adherence to process
Desire for concensus
Counterweight to the statuats Arrena - Answer-Hallmarks of facillitation
Ask open ended questions
Ask for specificiy in responses
Redirect questions to the gruop
Invite questions to the griop
Invte quet members to join the discussion
Record ideas and make them visible
signal to dominating members their need to hold back
Help rambling member wrap up Redirect the energy of combaitive members -
Answer-hallmarks or Facilitation techniques
What is the simplest way to conduct business: - Answer-Unanimous consent
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling - Answer-Functions of Management
