Vision Quest
To successfully envision the future, you must be able to see the forest and the _________.
Trees.
Which one of these traits is not typically associated to a leader:
Dreamer
Idealist
Possibility thinker
Debater
Debater
True or false: Employees who feel that their work is meaningful are more engaged and less likely to leave an organization.
True
When attending to the present, you have to stop, look, and _________.
Listen
The Inspire a Shared Vision practice has two commitments: Envision the future and _____________.
Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations
The definition of this word is, “an ideal and unique image of the future for the common good.”
A vision
Research has shown when leaders stress the “why” to employees, it activates this part of the body.
The brain
When envisioning the future, this simple two-word sentence is the question you should be frequently asking.
What's next?
Which of the following organizational settings was not used to illustrate how to enlist others for vision support:
Hospital
Bookstore
Museum
School
Museum
Inspire a Shared Vision is the second practice in the book. What is the name of the first practice in the book?
Model the Way
This type of vision attracts more people and sustains higher motivation levels.
A shared vision
When it comes to forecasting the future, top leaders act more like a _____________ than like a politician or preacher.
Scientist
Emotions help create stronger _________ in our brains.
Memories
If a smaller unit within a larger organization wants to stand out, it should focus on doing this.
Being unique
In the Characteristics of Admired Leaders (CAL) survey, four qualities have always receive the majority of votes. Which of the following is NOT one of those qualities?
Honest
Competent
Imaginative
Inspiring
Forward-looking
Imaginative
Leaders who use these types of words are more effective in communicating their vision.
Image-based words.
Successful leaders are able to keep looking forward in times of this type of change.
Rapid change
This was the size of the crowd at Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech.
250,000
Research has found that when people speak, they use this many metaphors a minute.
Six
The first Kouzes-Posner First Law of Leadership is "If you don't believe in the messenger, you won't believe the message." What is the second law of Leadership?
Do what you say you will do.