WGU D072 FUNDAMENTALS FOR SUCCESS
BUSINESS FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ A team member wants to start implementing meditation to reprogram
unconscious behavior. The goal is to learn to listen first and speak
second. Which time period after beginning this approach will be the
most challenging for this team member? Answer: 1-21 days
⩥ Employees are encouraged to write down the actions they have taken
during their day and then reflect on why they made those choices. They
are told that if they undertake this approach on a daily basis, they can
improve their emotional intelligence.
Which self-improvement strategy is being encouraged? Answer:
Journaling
⩥ A staff member seems to delay her ability to accomplish tasks because
she is worrying more about the impact of the plan than she is about
actually seeing the plan through. This has a significant effect on fellow
coworkers because they desire to stay in the present moment and work
through the issues that are being uncovered. Which strategy does the
staff member need to work on? Answer: Mindfulness
,⩥ What is the ultimate goal for leaders when supporting employees in
their development of emotional intelligence? Answer: To encourage
employees to regularly think about issues relating to emotional
intelligence
⩥ A leader is trying to improve staff's emotional intelligence and decides
to support the use of incident debriefs. Why did the leader decide to use
this technique? Answer: To provide feedback to employees
⩥ An individual has the ability to guide others due to her knowledge
base about a product. Her personality attracts admiration from others
who are anxious to work for her due to these personality characteristics.
Which profile exhibits this type of behavior? Answer: leader
⩥ An individual understands a project's goal, selects a group of
employees who can work on the task, and encourages the team to begin
work towards the desired result. The individual has the knowledge and
personality to get the work accomplished successfully. Which behavior
does this individual exemplify? Answer: Leadership
⩥ Which tactic involves leaders garnering support by engaging values,
emotions, and beliefs? Answer: Inspirational appeal
⩥ A manger was promoted to a new position the previous year but had
never been fully accepted by the staff in the department. Over time, the
manager made decisions that gained the respect of the employees and
, was finally accepted as the leader of the department. Which type of
power did this manager gain after a period of time in this department?
Answer: Referent
⩥ An experienced supervisor tells an employee that if the employee is
late one more time during the next quarter that the employee will be
terminated immediately. The employee is concerned about the pending
consequence and assures the manager that the employee will change the
behavior. Which type of power produced the change in this employee?
Answer: Coercive
⩥ An employee who has worked at the company for 15 years was
recently appointed as chief executive officer (CEO). Which type of
power has the employee gained? Answer: legitimate
⩥ During the quarterly business review, the regional sales directors
presented their performance results to the department. The chief
executive officer (CEO) is frustrated with the sales department and tells
the director of that department that the director will be replaced if the
sales department does not meet their quarterly quota. Which form of
power is the CEO using? Answer: Coercive
⩥ A manager has met with each of her direct reports to understand their
thoughts and feelings about day-to-day processes. The manager now
needs to clearly state those needs and problems in order to move
forward. Which step of the design process is the manager experiencing?
Answer: define
BUSINESS FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ A team member wants to start implementing meditation to reprogram
unconscious behavior. The goal is to learn to listen first and speak
second. Which time period after beginning this approach will be the
most challenging for this team member? Answer: 1-21 days
⩥ Employees are encouraged to write down the actions they have taken
during their day and then reflect on why they made those choices. They
are told that if they undertake this approach on a daily basis, they can
improve their emotional intelligence.
Which self-improvement strategy is being encouraged? Answer:
Journaling
⩥ A staff member seems to delay her ability to accomplish tasks because
she is worrying more about the impact of the plan than she is about
actually seeing the plan through. This has a significant effect on fellow
coworkers because they desire to stay in the present moment and work
through the issues that are being uncovered. Which strategy does the
staff member need to work on? Answer: Mindfulness
,⩥ What is the ultimate goal for leaders when supporting employees in
their development of emotional intelligence? Answer: To encourage
employees to regularly think about issues relating to emotional
intelligence
⩥ A leader is trying to improve staff's emotional intelligence and decides
to support the use of incident debriefs. Why did the leader decide to use
this technique? Answer: To provide feedback to employees
⩥ An individual has the ability to guide others due to her knowledge
base about a product. Her personality attracts admiration from others
who are anxious to work for her due to these personality characteristics.
Which profile exhibits this type of behavior? Answer: leader
⩥ An individual understands a project's goal, selects a group of
employees who can work on the task, and encourages the team to begin
work towards the desired result. The individual has the knowledge and
personality to get the work accomplished successfully. Which behavior
does this individual exemplify? Answer: Leadership
⩥ Which tactic involves leaders garnering support by engaging values,
emotions, and beliefs? Answer: Inspirational appeal
⩥ A manger was promoted to a new position the previous year but had
never been fully accepted by the staff in the department. Over time, the
manager made decisions that gained the respect of the employees and
, was finally accepted as the leader of the department. Which type of
power did this manager gain after a period of time in this department?
Answer: Referent
⩥ An experienced supervisor tells an employee that if the employee is
late one more time during the next quarter that the employee will be
terminated immediately. The employee is concerned about the pending
consequence and assures the manager that the employee will change the
behavior. Which type of power produced the change in this employee?
Answer: Coercive
⩥ An employee who has worked at the company for 15 years was
recently appointed as chief executive officer (CEO). Which type of
power has the employee gained? Answer: legitimate
⩥ During the quarterly business review, the regional sales directors
presented their performance results to the department. The chief
executive officer (CEO) is frustrated with the sales department and tells
the director of that department that the director will be replaced if the
sales department does not meet their quarterly quota. Which form of
power is the CEO using? Answer: Coercive
⩥ A manager has met with each of her direct reports to understand their
thoughts and feelings about day-to-day processes. The manager now
needs to clearly state those needs and problems in order to move
forward. Which step of the design process is the manager experiencing?
Answer: define
