AIRMEN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL UPDATED CORE
MAIN EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE
A+
✔✔Contemporary Motivation - ✔✔categorizes a member's commitment to the
organization into three levels: membership (lowest level), performance (moderate level),
involvement (highest level) of commitment.
✔✔Supervisory Rewards - ✔✔Given those those who go beyond that standard, they
include such things as praise, public recognition, time-off, bonus pay, promotions,
special assignments, greater roles and responsibilities.
✔✔Membership Level - ✔✔individuals at this level only give the required time and effort
to the organization; they merely meet the set standards and nothing more.
✔✔Involvement Level - ✔✔individuals at this level are personally satisfied with their
work and feel their personal needs are desires are being met.
✔✔Laissez-Faire - ✔✔this leadership is missing something, the leader
, ✔✔Transactional Leadership - ✔✔centers on the 'transaction' between the leader and
the follower. Two types: the corrective Management By Exception-Active and the
constructive Contingent Reward.
✔✔Contingent Rewards - ✔✔involves the constructive transaction between the leader
and the follower. This transaction becomes a 'contract' or goal between the leader and
the follower.
✔✔Individualized Consideration (Nurturing) - ✔✔a transformational leader's ultimate
aim to develop followers into leaders themselves
✔✔Idealized Influence (Influencing) - ✔✔display high levels of moral behavior, virtues,
and character strengths as well as strong work ethics. They hold themselves to the
highest standards, personally and professionally.
✔✔During her mid-term feedback with SrA Duck, TSgt Wilson says, "I am very
impressed with how you completed that last big project. It was extremely demanding
both physically and mentally and you completed it with a bold and fearless attitude."
Embarrassed Duck admits, "I've never thought of myself as bold and fearless. I just like
to be challenged." TSgt Wilson replies, "In that case, I have another assignment that
requires someone with your competitive spirit. Interested?" Duck responds,
"Absolutely!"
TSgt Wilson's comments BEST illustrate her understanding of ____________ impact on
NCO effectiveness.
a. temperaments and their
b. blind spots and their
c. maturity and its - ✔✔temperaments and their
✔✔SrA Staples is frustrated because his supervisor, TSgt Stevenson, never gives him
or any of his coworkers any positive feedback, even when they put in extra effort. Trying
to open a line of communication, Staples asks Stevenson for a moment of his time. He
says, "Sir, sometimes we'd like to hear that we're doing a good job or at least get a
thank you." Stevenson replies, "I don't see how that matters, but I do appreciate how
hard all of you work, especially considering how well everyone follows procedures and
adheres to the rules around here."
TSgt Stevenson's _______ will MOST likely ________his effectiveness.
a. acknowledgment of his Blue temperament; increase
b. failure to acknowledge his Orange temperament; decrease
c. acceptance of feedback about his blind spot; increase
d. failure to acknowledge feedback about his blind spot; decrease - ✔✔failure to
acknowledge feedback about his blind spot; decrease
MAIN EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE
A+
✔✔Contemporary Motivation - ✔✔categorizes a member's commitment to the
organization into three levels: membership (lowest level), performance (moderate level),
involvement (highest level) of commitment.
✔✔Supervisory Rewards - ✔✔Given those those who go beyond that standard, they
include such things as praise, public recognition, time-off, bonus pay, promotions,
special assignments, greater roles and responsibilities.
✔✔Membership Level - ✔✔individuals at this level only give the required time and effort
to the organization; they merely meet the set standards and nothing more.
✔✔Involvement Level - ✔✔individuals at this level are personally satisfied with their
work and feel their personal needs are desires are being met.
✔✔Laissez-Faire - ✔✔this leadership is missing something, the leader
, ✔✔Transactional Leadership - ✔✔centers on the 'transaction' between the leader and
the follower. Two types: the corrective Management By Exception-Active and the
constructive Contingent Reward.
✔✔Contingent Rewards - ✔✔involves the constructive transaction between the leader
and the follower. This transaction becomes a 'contract' or goal between the leader and
the follower.
✔✔Individualized Consideration (Nurturing) - ✔✔a transformational leader's ultimate
aim to develop followers into leaders themselves
✔✔Idealized Influence (Influencing) - ✔✔display high levels of moral behavior, virtues,
and character strengths as well as strong work ethics. They hold themselves to the
highest standards, personally and professionally.
✔✔During her mid-term feedback with SrA Duck, TSgt Wilson says, "I am very
impressed with how you completed that last big project. It was extremely demanding
both physically and mentally and you completed it with a bold and fearless attitude."
Embarrassed Duck admits, "I've never thought of myself as bold and fearless. I just like
to be challenged." TSgt Wilson replies, "In that case, I have another assignment that
requires someone with your competitive spirit. Interested?" Duck responds,
"Absolutely!"
TSgt Wilson's comments BEST illustrate her understanding of ____________ impact on
NCO effectiveness.
a. temperaments and their
b. blind spots and their
c. maturity and its - ✔✔temperaments and their
✔✔SrA Staples is frustrated because his supervisor, TSgt Stevenson, never gives him
or any of his coworkers any positive feedback, even when they put in extra effort. Trying
to open a line of communication, Staples asks Stevenson for a moment of his time. He
says, "Sir, sometimes we'd like to hear that we're doing a good job or at least get a
thank you." Stevenson replies, "I don't see how that matters, but I do appreciate how
hard all of you work, especially considering how well everyone follows procedures and
adheres to the rules around here."
TSgt Stevenson's _______ will MOST likely ________his effectiveness.
a. acknowledgment of his Blue temperament; increase
b. failure to acknowledge his Orange temperament; decrease
c. acceptance of feedback about his blind spot; increase
d. failure to acknowledge feedback about his blind spot; decrease - ✔✔failure to
acknowledge feedback about his blind spot; decrease
