VERIFIED ANSWERS
- Personal weakness and self-interest
- Pressures to: cut costs, and increase profits, meet the demands of vendors or
business partners & look successful, please shareholders - CORRECT ANSWER
Obstacles for leaders:
values - CORRECT ANSWER Business is about _____ and not just economic
performance
Trust, Nonjudgemental, Accountability, Teamwork, Learning - CORRECT ANSWER
Core Values
Distinguishing right from wrong and doing right; seeking the just, honest, and
good in the practice of leadership - CORRECT ANSWER Moral Leadership
Level 1: Preconventional
Level 2: Conventional
Level 3: Postconventional - CORRECT ANSWER Three Levels of Personal Moral
Development
Stage 1: Control
Stage 2: Participation
Stage 3: Empowerment
,Stage 4: Service - CORRECT ANSWER Changing Leader Focus from Self to Others
Traditional Leadership
Organizational stability and efficiency are paramount
Leaders who are direct and control their people, set the strategy and goals, as well
as the methods and rewards for attaining them
Subordinates are controlled by leaders - CORRECT ANSWER Authoritarian
Management
the process of involving employees in setting goals, making decisions, solving
problems, and making changes in the organization - CORRECT ANSWER
Participative Management
A belief that leaders are deeply accountable to others as well as to the
organization, without trying to control others, define meaning and purpose for
others, or take care of others - CORRECT ANSWER Stewardship
Leadership in which the leader transcends self-interest to serve the needs of
others, help others grow, and provide opportunities for others to gain materially
and emotionally - CORRECT ANSWER Servant Leadership
The mental and moral strength to engage in, persevere through, and withstand
danger, difficulty, or fear - CORRECT ANSWER Courage
The tendency of people to resist voicing their true thoughts or feelings in order to
please others and avoid conflict - CORRECT ANSWER Abilene Paradox
, Employee disclosure of illegal, immoral, or unethical practices in the organization -
CORRECT ANSWER Whistleblowing
Consciously and deliberately developing a meaningful, task-related, mutually
respectful relationship with your direct superiors - CORRECT ANSWER Managing
Up
Discomfort with the idea of managing bosses
Not in control of the relationship - CORRECT ANSWER Managing Up Presents
Unique Challenges
Critical thinking versus uncritical thinking
Active versus passive behavior - CORRECT ANSWER The 5 styles are determined by
two dimensions
Thinking independently and being mindful of the effects of one's own and other
people's behavior on achieving the organization's vision - CORRECT ANSWER
Critical Thinking (Independent Thinker)
Failing to consider possibilities beyond what one is told
Accepting the leader's ideas without thinking - CORRECT ANSWER Uncritical
Thinking (Dependent Thinking)
Participates fully in the organization, engaged, sense of ownership and initiates
problem solving and decision making - CORRECT ANSWER Active Behavior