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LDR 300 Wk 4 – Apply: Test
Leaders who have high levels of credibility are seen by their followers as which of the following?
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- Intelligent
- Trustworthy
- Reliable
- Promotable
Julia would like to increase her assertiveness as a leader. What is one of the easiest ways to be an assertive leader and to take responsibility for your actions?
Multiple Choice
Speak faster to others
Talk louder when you speak
Use third-person pronouns when you speak.
Use first-person pronouns when you speak.
What should leaders do to exercise effective stress management?
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They should write the stress down and then think about how to solve it.
They should talk about the stress with someone else.
They need to identify what is causing the stress.
They should ignore the stress and focus on something else.
How does assertiveness compare to both acquiescence and aggression?
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It is more acquiescence than aggression.
It is neither acquiescence nor aggression.
It is not a compromise between the two.
It is more aggression than acquiescence.
Stephanie is trying to employ the normative decision model to assist in making leadership decisions. Based on the model, which quality helps her select the better alternative between a better or worse alternative?
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Decision quality
Effectiveness quality
Communication quality
Relationship quality
Caroline’s work team has identified a problem with the planned release of the company’s new product. What is the first step Caroline should take to lead her team to solve this problem?
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Communicate with a mentor about the problem and develop a solution with him or her.
State the problem so everyone developing a solution is informed has a common understanding of the task.
Identify the problem and solve it herself so that no one else has to worry about it.
Ignore the problem and work on completing the task; fix the problem after the release.
The Leader-Member Exchange theory explains how leaders do not treat all followers as if they were a uniform group of equals. According to the theory, if you have a low-quality exchange relationship with one of your followers, this follower would be in the following category:
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Out-group
Left-group
In-group
Right-group
Which model is directed solely at determining how much input subordinates should have in the decision-making process?
Multiple Choice
The leader-member exchange model
The normative decision model
The action-observation-reflection model
The GROW model
What is a good definition of assertiveness and an important leadership quality?
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The ability to stand up for their own rights without restricting others’ rights
The ability to speak abruptly and cut others off
The ability to fight for injustices and to make sure that everyone is kept equal
The ability to make yourself heard
Everyone that works with June says that she is a good listener. This is because June is an active listener, not a passive listener. Active listeners pay attention to what is spoken and which of the following?
Multiple Choice
The nonverbal signals
The type of clothes someone is wearing
The volume of the message
How much money someone makes
What two components make up credibility?
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- Expertise and trust
- Smart and capable
- Experience and education
- Truth and justice
What are things that Myrna should do to communicate more effectively with her followers?
Multiple Choice
She should make sure that each of her followers have a chance to speak before she does.
- She should be clear about what she intends to communicate and know the purpose.
- She should communicate her own thoughts and not ask questions.
She should relate her findings with others and use more non-verbal cues.
Aiden is a leader who gets along with every one of his followers and does not have any conflicts with any of them. According to the least preferred co-worker (LPC) scale in Fiedler’s Contingency Mode, Aiden would be what type of leader?
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A high-LPC leader
An adequate-LPC leadership
A low-LPC leader
A moderate-LPC leader
What is one popular technique to increase creativity as a leader?
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- Resting
- Improvisation
- Brainstorming
- Exercising
Luke is the type of leader that concentrates on relationships as he leads and not just tasks. According to Fiedler’s Contingency Model, Luke is what type of leader?
Multiple Choice
A moderate-LPC leader
A high-LPC leader
A low-LPC leader
An adequate-LPC leader
The phrase “leaders should praise followers in public and punish them in private” is really a statement concerning what two important parts of communication?
Multiple Choice
Conclusive context and medium for communication
Appropriate context and medium for communication
Appropriate context and type of communication
Conclusive context and type of communication
According to Leader-Member Exchange, you must work to develop special relationships with your followers. If you do this, it results in which of the following?
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An entire work group becoming an out-group
More effective team meetings
An entire work group becoming an in-group
Increased job satisfaction
In Situational Leadership, what is follower readiness?
Multiple Choice
A follower’s availability to accomplish a task
A follower’s skills to accomplish a task
A follower’s willingness to accomplish a task
A follower’s enthusiasm to accomplish a task
Situational leadership guides how which of the following behaviors should be adjusted?
Multiple Choice
Communication behaviors
Decision behaviors
Leadership behaviors
Task and relationship behaviors
Daniel would like to hold more effective team meetings with his team. What are two important factors he should consider?
Multiple Choice
Communicate with his supervisors about the meeting.
Schedule a location and time to meet.
Use an agenda and provide pertinent materials in advance.
Meet with his followers in advance.