FRLM
Followership
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
The Constitution
100

This leadership style characterized by the “hands-off” approach, where the leader abdicates responsibility and avoids making decisions.

What is Laissez-Faire?

100

These followers are passive and dependent, uncritical thinkers who simply do what they are told and nothing more. 

Who are Sheep or Passive Followers?

100

The Universal Intellectual Standard requires a statement to be free from errors or distortions; it asks, “Is that actually true?”

What is Accuracy?

100

This is the very first step of the 8-Step Practical Problem Solving Method. 

What is Clarify the Problem?

100
This opening section of the Consitution outlines its six primary purposes, starting with “We the People”. 

What is the Preamble?

200

In this transactional behavior, the leader provides rewards or prizes in exchange for the followers, effort, and performance. 

What is contingent reward?

200

This type of follower is nothing a critical, independent thinker and active in the organization, often described as the leader’s “right hand”. 

Who are Effective Followers?

200

This Element of Thought refers to the “goal” or “objective” of the reasoning process. 

What is Purpose?

200

This brainstorming technique is used in Step 3 to drill down past symptoms to find the actual origin of a problem. 

What is the 5 Whys?

200

This Article of the Constitution establishes the Executive Branch and designates the President as Commander in Chief. 

What is Article II?

300

This transactional style involves the leader monitoring for deviations and mistakes, and correcting them immediately as they occur. 

What is Management by Exception-Active?

300

These followers are independent thinkers but remain passive, often harboring resentment or “points of view” they don’t share constructively. 

Who are alienated Followers?

300

This cognitive bias involves the tendency to search for, interpret, and favor information that confirms one’s pre-existing beliefs. 

What is Confirmation Bias?

300

In Step 5, these are specific actions taken to address the root cause and achieve the target state. 

What are Countermeasures?

300

Unlike the enlisted oath, the Officer’s Oath of Office does not include a promise to obey the orders of the President, but rather to support and defend this. 

What is the Constitution?
400

This component of transformational leadership encourages followers to be innovative and creative by questioning assumptions and reframing problems. 

What is intellectual stimulation?

400

These individuals stay in the center of the Followership grid, doing just enough to getby without making waves or taking risks. 

Who are Survivors?

400

This Intellectual standard is met when the parts of a thought process make sense together and contain no contradictions. 

What is Logic?

400

The 8-Step PPSM is a more detailed version of this four-stage management loop: Plan, Do, Check, Act.

PDCS Cycle

400

This Amendment protects citizens (and military members) against unreasonable searches and seizures. 

What is the 4th Amendment?

500

This “I” of transformation leadership involves the leader acting as coach or mentor, attending to each followers specific needs. 

What is Individualized Consideration? 
500

According to to the Followership model, these are the two dimensions used to determine a follower’s style. 

What is Critical Thinking and Particdipation?

500

This intellectual trait involves being aware of the limits of one’s knowledge and being sensitive to one’s own biases. 

What is Intellectual Humility? 

500

This is the final step of the PPSM involves sharing successful results and standardizing the process to sustain improvements?

What is Standardize Successful Processes?

500

This clause in the 1st Amendment prohibits the government from establishing an official religion or favoring one religion over another.

What is the Establishment Clause

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