Leadership
When a leader asks others for their honest opinions to describe the leader's positive and not-so-positive traits, the leaders is trying to do this.
What is knowing themself?
One of the following is not an example of an abuse of power:
a - mandatory overtime
b - belittling staff
c - encouraging staff to be their best
What is "c - encouraging staff to be their best"?
Viewing staff as expendable nuisances (the cost of doing business) is an example of this.
a - toxic mentoring
b - inconsistency and dishonesty
c - lack of respect for the workforce
What is "c - lack of respect for the workforce"
Blaming others for failed projects is a sign of this.
a - weak relating
b - weak visioning
c - weak inventing
d - weak sensemaking
What is "a - weak relating"?
When a leader mentors employees and transfers leadership wisdom, the leader is doing this.
What is empowering?
Cynicism, declining morale, loss of creativity, and lower productivity are examples of:
a - toxic work environment
b - basic leadership standards
c - transformational leadership
What is "a - toxic work environment"
Vertical organizations are often considered toxic because of this.
a - The departments do not communicate with each other.
b - The customer is not the first concern.
c - authority and decision making are localized at the top.
What is "c - authority and decision making are localized at the top"?
Often wondering "why are we doing this?" or "does it really matter?" are signs of this.
a - weak relating
b - weak visioning
c - weak inventing
d - weak sensemaking
What is "b - weak visioning"?
True or False:
Leaders are expected to have a part in hiring and developing employees capable of achieving desired outcomes, retaining and developing employees to meet the future needs, and fostering therapeutic relationships among leaders and employees.
What is true?
Mandatory overtime is an example of:
a - abuse of power
b - welcomed opportunity
c - an expectation of employees
What is "a - abuse of power"?
When an employee feels entrenched, this may bring hope.
a - a new leadership team
b - the employee is rotated to a different position within the organization
c - a new employee benefits package is implemented
What is "a - a new leadership team"?
If you feel that you are usually right and others are wrong or your views describe reality while others' do not, you are showing signs of this.
a - weak relating
b - weak visioning
c - weak inventing
d - weak sensemaking
What is "d - weak sensemaking"?
A leader is trying to build ______ when the leader spends time trying to understand others' perspectives, listens with an open mind, encourages others to voice their opinions, anticipates how others will react, etc.
If one assures humanity is present, it will counteract this.
What is toxicity?
Tolerance of antisocial behaviours has a negative impact on the general moral conduct of employees. Antisocial behaviours can be minimized when this occurs.
a - when group interaction is encouraged and work tasks are shared
b - when individual members of the group confront the offending employees
c - when these behaviours are discouraged by the organizations leader
What is "a - when group interaction is encouraged and work tasks are shared"?
True or False:
Sensemaking, relating, visioning, and inventing are interdependent.
What is true?
Without sensemaking, there is no common view of reality from which to start. Without relating, people work in isolation. Without visioning, there is no shared direction. Without inventing, a vision remains illusory.
In discussing the difference between leadership and management, one can determine that the following falls under the leadership category.
a - planning and budgeting
b - organizing and staffing
c - provides motivation
d - provides control and solves problems
What is "c - provides motivation"?
An example of a toxic stereotype is "women leaders cannot fully understand the financial issues of company". Name another type of toxic stereotype.
What is ....
We will accept any stereotype that is against/for age, religion, ethnicity, appearance, etc.
A children's storybook character did this often and then he would try to hide his growing nose. This same action is considered a contribution to the toxic workplace when done by the leader.
What is lying/being dishonest?
Self-assessment is an essential task for a leader who wants to transform his or her organization. The following is a goal of self-assessment.
a - To identify continuing education needs
b - to discover both positive and negative behaviours that affect performance
c - to create a sense of identity with the organization and motivate the leader to do his or her very best
What is "b - to discover both positive and negative behaviours that affect performance"?