STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026,
LeadershipA-
AcorrectAanswersanAinfluenceArelationshipAamongAleadersAandAfollowersAwhoAintendArealAchan
gesAandAoutcomesAthatAreflectAtheirAsharedApurposes
ParadigmA-
AcorrectAanswerssharedAmindsetAthatArepresentsAaAfundamentalAwayAofAthinkingAabout,Aperce
iving,AandAunderstandingAtheAworld
ManagementA-
AcorrectAanswerstheAattainmentAofAorganizationalAgoalsAinAanAeffectiveAandAefficientAmannerAt
hroughAplanning,Aorganizing,Astaffing,Adirecting,AandAcontrollingAorganizationalAresources
VisionA-
AcorrectAanswerspictureAofAanAambitious,AdesirableAfutureAforAtheAorganizationAorAteam
GreatAmanAtheoryA-
AcorrectAanswersSingleAgreatAmanAwhoAputAeverythingAtogetherAandAinfluencedAothersAtoAfoll
owAalongAbasedAonAtheAstrengthAofAinheritedAtraits,Aqualities,AandAabilities
TraitAtheoriesA-
AcorrectAanswersleadershipAtraitsAcanAbeAfoundAoutAandAlearned,AresearchAneverApinpointedAt
heAspecificAtraitsAthemselves
RelationalATheoriesA-
AcorrectAanswershowAleadersAandAfollowersAindividuallyAinteractAwithAoneAanother
AgileALeaderA-
AcorrectAanswersleaderAopenAtoAlearningAandAchange,AencouragesAtheAgrowthAandAdevelopme
ntAofAothers
DerailmentA-
AcorrectAanswersanAimpressiveAmanagerAwithAaAgreatAtrackArecordAmeetsAaAjobAorAgrowthAopp
ortunityAthatAdoesAnotAmatchAhisApersonalAskillsAandAqualities
GuidelinesAforAtheAapprenticeAleaderA-AcorrectAanswers1.APracticeAleadershipAinAlife
2.AEmulateAotherAleaders
3.AFindAmentorAforAfeedback
4.ALeadershipAcourses
5.ADevelopAempathyAandApatience
,TraitsA-
AcorrectAanswersdistinguishingApersonalAcharacteristicsAofAaAleaderAsuchAasAintelligence,Ahone
sty,Aself-confidenceAandAappearance
GreatAmanAapproachA-
AcorrectAanswerssoughtAtoAidentifyAtheAinheritedAtraitsAleadersApossessedAthatAdistinguishedAt
hemAfromApeopleAwhoAwereAnotAleaders
PersonalAleadershipAcharacteristicsA-
AcorrectAanswersenergy,Apassion,Ahumility,AphysicalAstamina
IntelligenceAandAabilityAleadershipAcharacteristicsA-
AcorrectAanswersintelligence,Aknowledge,Ajudgement,Adecisiveness
PersonalityAleadershipAcharacteristicsA-AcorrectAanswersoptimism,Acheerfulness,Aself-
confidence,AhonestyAandAintegrity,Acharisma,AdesireAtoAlead,Aindependence
SocialAleadershipAcharacteristicsA-
AcorrectAanswerssociability,Ainterpersonal,Acooperativeness,AabilityAtoAenlistAcooperation,Atact,
Adiplomacy
workArelatedAleadershipAcharacteristicsA-
AcorrectAanswersdrive,Adependability,AfairAmindedness,Aperseverance
socialAbackgroundAleadershipAcharacteristicsA-AcorrectAanswerseducation,Amobility
OptimismA-
AcorrectAanswerstendencyAtoAseeAtheApositiveAsideAofAthingsAandAexpectAthatAthingsAwillAturnAo
utAwell
self-confidenceA-
AcorrectAanswersassuranceAinAone'sAownAjudgements,AdecisionAmaking,Aideas,AandAcapabilitie
s
HonestyA-AcorrectAanswerstruthfulnessAandAnonAdeception
integrityA-
AcorrectAanswersbeingAwhole,Aintegrated,AandAactingAinAaccordanceAwithAsolidAethicalAprincipl
es
driveA-AcorrectAanswershighAmotivationAthatAcreatesAaAhighAeffortAlevelAbyAaAleader
strengthA-
AcorrectAanswersnaturalAtalentAorAabilityAthatAhasAbeenAsupportedAandAreinforcedAwithAlearne
dAknowledgeAandAskills
,operationalAroleA-
AcorrectAanswersverticallyAorientedAleadership,AanAexecutiveAhasAdirectAcontrolAoverApeopleAa
ndAresourcesAandAtheApositionApowerAtoAaccomplishAresultsA(divisionApresident)
CollaborativeAroleA-
AcorrectAanswershorizontalAleadership,AoftenAworksAbehindAtheAscenesAandAusesApersonalApo
werAtoAinfluenceAothersAandAgetAthingsAdoneA(projectAmanager)
AdvisoryAroleA-
AcorrectAanswersguidanceAandAsupportAtoAotherApeopleAandAdepartmentsAinAtheAorganizationA
(humanAresourcesAmanager)
AutocraticA-
AcorrectAanswersleaderAwhoAtendsAtoAcentralizeAauthorityAandAderiveApowerAfromAposition,Aco
ntrolAofArewards,AandAcoercion
democraticA-
AcorrectAanswersleaderAwhoAdelegatesAauthorityAtoAothers,AencouragesAparticipation,AreliesAo
nAsubordinates'AknowledgeAforAcompletionAofAtasks,AandAdependsAonAsubordinateArespectAforA
influence
ConsiderationA-
AcorrectAanswersextentAtoAwhichAaAleaderAisAsensitiveAtoAsubordinates,ArespectsAtheirAideasAan
dAfeelings,AandAestablishesAmutualAtrust
initiatingAstructureA-
AcorrectAanswersextentAtoAwhichAaAleaderAisAtaskAorientedAandAdirectsAsubordinates'AworkAand
AactivitiesAtowardAgoalAachievement
EmployeeAcenteredA-
AcorrectAanswersbehaviorAthatAdisplaysAaAfocusAonAtheAhumanAneedsAofAsubordinates
jobAcenteredA-
AcorrectAanswersleadersAdirectAactivitiesAtowardsAefficiency,AcostAcutting,AandAscheduling,Awit
hAanAemphasisAonAgoalsAandAworkAfacilitation
LeadershipAgridA-AcorrectAanswerstwo-
dimensionalAleadershipAmodelAthatAdescribesAmajorAleadershipAstylesAbasedAonAmeasuringAb
othAconcernAforApeopleAandAconcernAforAproduction
IndividualizedAleadershipA-
AcorrectAanswersleaderAdevelopsAaAuniqueArelationshipAwithAeachAsubordinateAorAgroupAmem
ber,AwhichAdeterminesAhowAtheAleaderAbehavesAtowardAtheAmemberAandAhowAtheAmemberAr
espondsAtoAtheAleader
, VerticalAdyadAlinkageAmodelA-
AcorrectAanswersmodelAofAindividualizedAleadershipAthatAarguesAforAtheAimportanceAofAtheAdy
adAformedAbyAaAleaderAwithAeachAmemberAofAtheAgroup
Leader-memberAexchangeA-
AcorrectAanswersindividualizedAleadershipAmodelAthatAexploresAhowAleaderAmemberArelations
hipsAdevelopAoverAtimeAandAhowAtheAqualityAofAexchangeArelationshipsAaffectsAoutcomesA(co
mmunicationAfrequency)
PartnershipAbuildingA-
AcorrectAanswersleadersAcreatingAindividualizedArelationshipsAwithAallApeople.AThoseAthatAareA
"out"AmayAfeelAleftAandAnotAperformAasAwellAasAthoseAwhoAareA"in"
ContingencyA-
AcorrectAanswersoneAthingAdependsAonAotherAthings,AmustAbeAanAappropriateAfitAbetweenAtheA
leader'sAapproachAandAtheAconditionsAofAtheAsituation
ContingencyAapproachesA-
AcorrectAanswersdelineatingAtheAcharacteristicsAofAsituationsAandAfollowersAtoAexamineAtheAle
adershipAstylesAthatAcanAbeAusedAeffectively
SituationalAtheoryA-
AcorrectAanswersHerseyAandABlanchard,AcharacteristicsAofAfollowersAareAanAimportantAelemen
tAofAtheAsituationAandAeffectiveAleaderAbehavior
LowAreadinessAcontingencyA-
AcorrectAanswersFollowersA=AlowAlevelAofAreadiness,AleaderAhasAtoAuseAaAmoreAdirectingAstyleAa
ndAtellAexactlyAwhatAtoAdo
moderateAreadinessAcontingencyA-
AcorrectAanswersFollowersA=AsomeAreadiness,AleaderAgivesAsomeAdirectionAbutAalsoAexplainsAd
ecisionsAandAclarifiesAtasksAforAfollowersAratherAthanAmereAinstruction
HighAreadinessAcontingencyA-
AcorrectAanswersfollowersA=AnecessaryAskills,AleaderAguidesAfollower'sAdevelopmentAandAactsA
asAaAresourcesAforAadviceAandAassistance
VeryAhighAreadinessAcontingencyA-
AcorrectAanswersFollowersA=AhighestAskills,AleaderAprovidesAaAgeneralAgoalAandAsufficientAauth
orityAforAfollowersAtoAdoAtasksAasAtheyAseeAfit
Fiedler'sAcontingencyAmodelA-AcorrectAanswersdiagnosesAwhetherAaAleaderAisAtask-
orientedAorArelationship-oriented,AalsoAmatchesAleaderAstyleAtoAsituationAallAthroughAleader-
memberArelations,AtaskAstructure,AandApositionApower
Path-goalAtheoryA-
AcorrectAanswerscontingencyAapproachAtoAleadershipAinAwhichAtheAleader'sAresponsibilityAisAto