Foundations for Leadership
Emotional Intelligence & Trust
Conflict & Communication
Coaching, Feedback & Performance
Teams, Onboarding & Growth
100

This WHA value focuses on honesty and doing the right thing.

What is Integrity?

100

This is where emotional intelligence begins.

What is self-awareness?

100

This is an example of a conflict hook.

What is:

Competence, inclusion, autonomy, status, reliability, integrity, identity

100

Effective feedback should always include this.

What are clear examples?

100

This is the first stage of team development.

What is forming?

200

Transitioning from peer to leader often requires setting clear ________.

What are boundaries?

200

Listening to understand instead of trying to fix is called ________ listening.

What is active listening?

200

Feeling defensive, withdrawn, or escalated during conflict is often a sign that you’ve been ________.

What is hooked?

200

Effective goal setting best practice: focus on the “________.”

What is why?

200

This stage of team development is most associated with conflict.

What is storming?

300

When transitioning from peer to leader, trust is built most by being ________ and ________.

What is transparent and consistent?

300

Missing deadlines most commonly impacts the trust foundation of ________.

What is reliability?

300

In the “restorative pause,” after naming it, you ask: “What value of mine feels ________?”

What is threatened?

300

Performance counseling is intended to support employee ________ and development.

What is growth?

300

Team development stages are not ________; teams can move back and forth depending on change and conflict.

What is linear?

400

Leaders should strive to know the answer to all employee questions.
A) True
B) False

What is false?

400

When emotions run high, leaders should do this first.
A) React quickly
B) Shut down
C) Pause and respond
D) Escalate

What is pause and respond?

400

Give 2 examples of how you can create a culture of feedback

What is: 

Role model by asking for feedback

Give positive feedback

Create a “Brave Space” on your team

Make feedback explicit

400

Give an example of reframing a difficult conversation.

Judges discretion

400

Name one Difficult Conversation “Trap”

What is:

Putting off the convo

Try to “win” rather than understand

Exaggeration

Defensiveness

500

Name one Active Listening Strategy

What is:

Awareness of nonverbal messages

Listen to understand (not respond)

Invite the person into the conversation

500

What is one Best Practice for setting goals?

What is:

Employee leads Setting the goal

Review team/org priorities

Look at development opportunities

Ensure it is measurable

Focus on the WHY

500

What are 2 elements of Performance Management?

What is:

Goal Setting

Rewards & Recognition

Continuous Feedback

Corrective Action

Training

500

This is the second step in the FORMAL corrective action process

What is written warning?

500

“Preferences” is one element on the Conversation Controversy Scale

What is false?

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