Leadership Styles
What leadership style involves the leader making decisions without input from others?
What is autocratic leadership?
Name the four main functions of management.
What are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling?
What is the process of sharing information between individuals to achieve mutual understanding?
What is communication?
This term refers to the moral principles that guide a leader or organization's behavior.
What is ethics?
What is the first step in the decision-making process?
What is identifying the problem?
This leadership style is characterized by collaboration and encouraging team input.
What is democratic leadership?
This function of management involves setting goals and deciding how to achieve them.
What is planning
Name one barrier to effective communication in teams.
What is language differences, lack of feedback, or distractions?
True or False: A socially responsible business focuses only on profit.
What is False?
This type of decision is routine and follows established guidelines.
What is a programmed decision?
Name the leadership style where the leader provides little guidance and gives employees freedom to make decisions.
What is laissez-faire leadership?
What is the management function that ensures resources are used efficiently and that organizational goals are met?
What is controlling?
True or False: Collaboration requires both effective communication and trust among team members.
What is True?
What is an example of corporate social responsibility (CSR)?
What is reducing carbon emissions, donating to charity, or supporting local communities?
True or False: Brainstorming is a technique used in the problem-solving process.
What is True?
True or False: Transformational leaders focus on inspiring and motivating employees toward a shared vision.
What is True?
When managers delegate tasks and allocate resources, they are performing this function.
What is organizing?
Active listening is a key component of effective communication. Name one strategy for active listening.
What is maintaining eye contact, asking clarifying questions, or summarizing what was said?
Name one potential consequence of unethical leadership.
What is loss of employee trust, legal consequences, or damage to reputation?
Name a tool that managers can use to analyze the pros and cons of a decision.
What is a SWOT analysis or cost-benefit analysis?
This leadership style is often best in high-stress or emergency situations where quick decisions are needed.
What is autocratic leadership?
True or False: Leadership focuses on inspiring and motivating, while management emphasizes planning and executing organizational tasks.
What is true?
What does SMART stand for in the context of team goal setting?
What is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound?
Define the term "ethical dilemma."
What is a situation where a person must choose between conflicting moral principles?
Define "contingency plan" and explain its purpose.
What is a backup plan developed to prepare for unexpected situations?