MGN904

............ are social inventions for accomplishing goals through group efforts

• Leadership

• Management

• Behavior

• Organization

Which of the following statements about leadership is false?

• Not every leader is a manager

• Leadership does not necessarily take place within a hierarchical structure of an organisation

• When people operate as leaders their role is always clearly established and defined

• Leader should be confined, conventional and conservative

What are the four main styles of leadership displayed by the manager-

• Commands, sells, consults and resists

• Commands, helps, joins and leads

• Tells, helps, joins and leads

• Tells, sells, consults and joins

Which of the following statements best captures the nature of leadership to ensure your future success?

• Leaders focus on budgeting, aligning people with a shared vision and solving problems

• Leader focus on setting direction, align people with a shared vision and motivating people

• Leader focus on motivating people, planning, organizing and staffing

When a conflict arises between 2 employees, what first step might a leader take?

• step in and quickly help employees mediate the conflicts to avoid any unnecessary escalation

• step back and encourage employees to resolve the conflict themselves- so they can learn how to resolve the conflicts on their own and handle future issues

• step out of the field of action for a moment to gain insights into the nature of conflict

Which of the following is the best step a leader can take when employees express concerns about a rumored change within the organization?

• Reassure employees that everything is going to be all right and that the company upper management is working to develop an effective plan

• Invite employees to express their concerns and share ideas to help ease the stress they are feeling and to empower them to work together to contribute toward a shared solution

• Minimize discussion about the rumors until a clear plan is ready for implementation this gives senior managers time to develop an effective plan.

what are the traits of leader?

Frequently committed mistakes should be corrected by

• explaining to every individual without disrupting the practice

• ending the practice early before they become habits

• stopping the practice for a while and point them out to the trainees

By concluding your lesson with a last demonstration, you

• ensure that the trainees will be more interested in your future lessons

• inspire the trainees to practice at home

• leave your trainees with a clear/correct mental picture before they leave

Which of the following is an example of democratic leadership

• we can go to the zoo or bird park for this outing. I am OK with anything

• I need your feedback before I make decision. Please speak out

• Everybody will fall in at 14:00 hours sharp