Student Leadership

Which of the following is not a style of leadership we have discussed in this course?

• Laissez-Faire
• Friendly 
• Autocratic 
• Democratic

Which is an appropriate definition for the term leadership?

• Helping a group to define a common purpose. 
• Never sharing power. Winning is everything. 
• Leadership means never asking for help. Good leaders know everything on their own. 
• Getting your way no matter what it costs. 

Which of the following is NOT an example of a leadership quality?

• Trustworthy 
• Condescending 
• Confident 
• Determined 

Which of the following IS an example of a leadership trait?

• Pessimism
• Unmotivated 
• Laziness
• Honesty

Which is a good definition for a laissez-faire leader?

• Gives orders and expects others to carry them out. Ineffective when time is available and you want a strong team. Effective if little time is available and the group is unskilled. 
• Gives little direction. Ineffective if a group is unmotivated or unskilled. Effective if the group is strong and the members have a high degree of skill. 
• Lazy and uncaring leader. Cares about nothing and no one. 
• Involves group members in the planning. Ineffective if the group is unmotivated or has a high degree of conflict. Effective if the group is skilled, motivated, and time is available. 

Which is a good definition of a democratic leader?

• Lazy and uncaring leader. Cares about nothing and no one.
• Gives orders and expects others to carry them out. Ineffective when time is available and you want a strong team. Effective if little time is available and the group is unskilled. 
• Gives little direction. Ineffective if a group is unmotivated or unskilled. Effective if the group is strong and the members have a high degree of skill. 
• Involves group members in the planning. Ineffective if the group is unmotivated or has a high degree of conflict. Effective if the group is skilled, motivated, and time is available. 

Which is a good definition of an autocratic leader?

• Involves group members in the planning. Ineffective if the group is unmotivated or has a high degree of conflict. Effective if the group is skilled, motivated, and time is available. 
• Gives orders and expects others to carry them out. Ineffective when time is available and you want a strong team. Effective if little time is available and the group is unskilled. 
• Gives little direction. Ineffective if a group is unmotivated or unskilled. Effective if the group is strong and the members have a high degree of skill. 
• Lazy and uncaring leader. Cares about nothing and no one.

Read the following quote:
"A leader can give up anything-except final responsibility."- John Maxwell 
What does it mean?

• A leader takes responsibility for the end result, good or bad. 
• Leaders can always blame others for mistakes. 

Read the following quote:
"A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear."- John Maxwell 
What does it mean?

• Leaders can accept their flaws and learn from them. 
• It does not matter what anyone else thinks. A good leader does what they want, when they want. 

Why is it important for a leader to have effective personal organizational strategies?

• Because effective leaders consider all the things that take time in their lives and budget time to make their lives balance. 
• Because they do what they want, when they want, and the rest of the world can follow their example. 
• Because people love when their leader is disorganized and loses all of their work.