The Art of Leadership – 7th
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Kent Curtis
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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The Art of Leadership – 7th Edition
George Manning & Kent Curtis
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1. The Importance of Leadership: Setting the Stage
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2. The Leadership Equation
3. Leadership Qualities, Characteristics of Followers, and Situational
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4. The Importance of Vision and the Motive to Lead
5. Organizational Climate
6. Leadership Ethics O
7. The Role of Values and Ethics at Work
8. Leadership Authority VE
9. Empowerment in the Workplace and the Quality Imperative
10.Effective Leadership and Human Relations
11.The Team Concept
12.Human Behavior and the Art of Persuasion
13.The Diversity Challenge
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14.Effective Delegation and How to Assign Work
15.The Role of Personality
16.The Leader as Coach
17.Helping People through Change and Burnout Prevention
18.Managing Performance
19.Professional Performance and Sustaining Discipline
20.The Road Ahead: Challenge and Charge
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,Test Bank for The Art of Leadership, 7th Edition by George Manning, Kent Curtis
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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
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Leadership is increasingly moving from an empowering, participatory model to an
autocratic, hierarchical model.
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2) When people are asked to define integrity, the word they mention most frequently is
honesty.
⊚ true
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⊚ false PR
3) Caring leadership cannot be legislated, and it cannot be an act.
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true
false
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4)
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Unlike leadership, the primary purpose of management is to foster motivation and
creativity.
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true
false
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5) In the context of the key areas of leadership, the empowerment of people involves
fostering a high-performance culture through participative leadership and service to others.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
6) The Jack Welch Management Institute reports that:
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B) formal education is highly unlikely to develop the most-cited qualities people want in
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their leaders.
C) importance of good leadership and job performance are mutually exclusive.
D) more than one-half of working adults have suffered under a bad boss at some point in
their career.
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7) Which of the following is the weakest link in business, industry, and government today?
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A) Technology
B) Tools and equipment PR
C) Physical plant and facilities
D) Systems and procedures
E) Leadership
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Which of the following best describes leadership?
A) Adherence to performance standards
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B) Influencing the behaviors of others through ideas and deeds
C) Evaluating a course of action
D) Seeking direction from others
E) Writing and speaking effectively
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9) Satisfactions of leaders include:
A) personal freedom.
B) high income and good health.
C) opportunities for advancement and love and admiration of friends.
D) a chance to help others.
E) opportunities to control resources and aesthetic experiences.
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