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WGU D016 LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS AND
ETHICS EXAM 2026 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Transformational Leadership - ANS >>> Intellectual stimulation
is characterized by enabling "followers to think of old problems
in new ways"
Laissez-faire - ANS >>> A leader who allows staff to determine
how they will achieve goals and perform job functions has
which leadership style
Situational Leadership - ANS >>> The basic principle underlying
situational leadership is that the leader adapts her leadership
behavior to followers' "maturity," based on their willingness
and ability to perform a specific task.
autocratic leadership style - ANS >>> centralizing authority,
making decisions alone, and expecting followers or
subordinates simply to follow instructions
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authoritative leadership style - ANS >>> That gives direct, clear,
details instructions as to what, when, and how work is to be
done
Discipline - ANS >>> Protecting instructional time from
interruptions
Protecting teachers from internal and external distractions
Intellectual Stimulation (Transformational Leadership) - ANS >>>
Intellectual stimulation is characterized by enabling "followers
to think of old problems in new ways"
Optimizer - ANS >>> In solving a problem search for optimal
solution
order leadership style - ANS >>>
formal network of communication - ANS >>> If the principal holds
a faculty meeting and shares information regarding the new
reading program, the formal communication network is being
used
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Informal network of communication - ANS >>> informal network,
often referred to as "the grapevine," does have some negative
features, of which the most noted are distortion and rumors
(unsubstantiated information).
downward communication - ANS >>> Information that flows from
higher to lower levels in the organization's hierarchy.
upward communication - ANS >>> Information that flows from
lower to higher levels in the organization's hierarchy. perhaps
the form of communication that is most prone to filtering
horizontal communication - ANS >>> When individuals
communicate with other individuals of the same status in the
organization, horizontal communication is occurring
Vertical Communication - ANS >>> The term vertical is not used
here to refer to the direction of the communication;
rather, it describes a pattern that focuses on combining upward
and downward communication, making leaders more visible
through face-to-face contact.
WGU D016 LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS AND
ETHICS EXAM 2026 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS.
Transformational Leadership - ANS >>> Intellectual stimulation
is characterized by enabling "followers to think of old problems
in new ways"
Laissez-faire - ANS >>> A leader who allows staff to determine
how they will achieve goals and perform job functions has
which leadership style
Situational Leadership - ANS >>> The basic principle underlying
situational leadership is that the leader adapts her leadership
behavior to followers' "maturity," based on their willingness
and ability to perform a specific task.
autocratic leadership style - ANS >>> centralizing authority,
making decisions alone, and expecting followers or
subordinates simply to follow instructions
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authoritative leadership style - ANS >>> That gives direct, clear,
details instructions as to what, when, and how work is to be
done
Discipline - ANS >>> Protecting instructional time from
interruptions
Protecting teachers from internal and external distractions
Intellectual Stimulation (Transformational Leadership) - ANS >>>
Intellectual stimulation is characterized by enabling "followers
to think of old problems in new ways"
Optimizer - ANS >>> In solving a problem search for optimal
solution
order leadership style - ANS >>>
formal network of communication - ANS >>> If the principal holds
a faculty meeting and shares information regarding the new
reading program, the formal communication network is being
used
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Informal network of communication - ANS >>> informal network,
often referred to as "the grapevine," does have some negative
features, of which the most noted are distortion and rumors
(unsubstantiated information).
downward communication - ANS >>> Information that flows from
higher to lower levels in the organization's hierarchy.
upward communication - ANS >>> Information that flows from
lower to higher levels in the organization's hierarchy. perhaps
the form of communication that is most prone to filtering
horizontal communication - ANS >>> When individuals
communicate with other individuals of the same status in the
organization, horizontal communication is occurring
Vertical Communication - ANS >>> The term vertical is not used
here to refer to the direction of the communication;
rather, it describes a pattern that focuses on combining upward
and downward communication, making leaders more visible
through face-to-face contact.
