Leadership and Management

An effective manager spends nearly have of the time with

• Traditional Management
• Networking
• Human Resource Management
• Communication

Which one of the statements is true?

• Leaders are better than managers! 
• No company can survive without managers, but you need leaders when the times get rough.
• The ideal is a manager-leader! 
• A leader has to be charismatic! 

Are Leaders born or can they be taught to be a leader?

• Successful Leaders are born!
• You can teach a person to be a successful leader!
• The research results do not show a clear evidence that successful leaders are born or can be taught!

How would you as a manager handle your team if they show a high competence and a high commitment on their tasks?

• Directing (Telling)
• Coaching (Selling)
• Delegating
• Supporting (Participating)

Transactional Leadership is a .....

• .....give and take relationship
• Leader - follower relationship
• take-what-you-can-get relationship

The most important asset in the Attribution theory of Leadership is:

• Knowledge
• Humor
• Strength
• Conformation

Global Management and Leadership

• is the same across all cultures
• is very much influenced by the culture
• depends on temperature and humidity

One disadvantage of an autocratic leadership style is...

• there is no disadvantage

• good staff ideas are ignored

• there is a lack of supervision

which one is not a strategy of an effective leader?

• be proactive

• always keep your ultimate goals in mind

• put first things first, know your priorities

• never forgive any mistakes

The Trait Theories of Leadership assume that individuals are

• born to be alive

• Born to be wild

• Born to lead

• Trained to lead