WGU D016 Leadership Foundations and ethics Exam Graded A+

WGU D016
Leadership
Foundations and
ethics Exam Graded
A+


Transformational Leadership - (CORRECT ANSWER)-Intellectual stimulation is
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characterized by enabling "followers to think of old problems in new ways"
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Laissez-faire - (CORRECT ANSWER)-A leader who allows staff to determine how they will
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achieve goals and perform job functions has which leadership style
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,Situational Leadership - (CORRECT ANSWER)-The basic principle underlying situational
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leadership is that the leader adapts her leadership behavior to followers' "maturity,"
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based on their willingness and ability to perform a specific task.
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autocratic leadership style - (CORRECT ANSWER)-centralizing authority, making decisions
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alone, and expecting followers or subordinates simply to follow instructions
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authoritative leadership style - (CORRECT ANSWER)-That gives direct, clear, details
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instructions as to what, when, and how work is to be done
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Discipline - (CORRECT ANSWER)-Protecting instructional time from interruptions
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Protecting teachers from internal and external distractions
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Intellectual Stimulation (Transformational Leadership) - (CORRECT ANSWER)-Intellectual
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stimulation is characterized by enabling "followers to think of old problems in new ways"
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Optimizer - (CORRECT ANSWER)-In solving a problem searches for optimal solution
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order leadership style - (CORRECT ANSWER)-
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formal network of communication - (CORRECT ANSWER)-If the principal holds a faculty
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meeting and shares information regarding the new reading program, the formal
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communication network is being used
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, Informal network of communication - (CORRECT ANSWER)-informal network, often
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referred to as "the grapevine," does have some negative features, of which the most noted
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are distortion and rumors (unsubstantiated information).
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downward communication - (CORRECT ANSWER)-Information that flows from higher to
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lower levels in the organization's hierarchy.
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upward communication - (CORRECT ANSWER)-Information that flows from lower to
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higher levels in the organization's hierarchy. perhaps the form of communication that is
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most prone to filtering
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horizantal communication - (CORRECT ANSWER)-When individuals communicate with
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other individuals of the same status in the organization, horizontal communication is
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occurring
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Vertical Communication - (CORRECT ANSWER)-The term vertical is not used here to refer
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to the direction of the communication; rather, it describes a pattern that focuses on
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combining upward and downward communication, making leaders more visible through
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face-to-face contact.
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diagonal communication - (CORRECT ANSWER)-Communication that cuts across vertical
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and horizontal channels.
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