Leadership Management Assessment

In the Managerial Grid, which includes 5 managerial styles, the country club managerial style has a

• low concern for people and a high concern for task

• low concern for task and a high concern for people

• high concern for task and a low concern for people

• high concern for both people and task

Which leadership theory is used for leaders who communicate a goal to their organization and inpire the workforce to realize that goal - to put the good of the organization over their own personal interests.

• Contingency Leadership

• Situational Leadership

• Transformational Leadership

• Authoritative Leadership

Managerial functions include important duties such as being in charge of and being responsible for various goals and functions in an organization, while leadership functions include affecting followers in what way(s) as opposed to subordinates?

• influencing and guiding

• being in charge and delegating tasks

• holding the job title of manager or supervisor

• holding staff meetings

The company you work for hires a consultant to give a presentation to the staff about a software system your company uses as she is the co-creator of the system. The consultant has which of the following?

• referent power

• expert power

• coercive power

• reward power

After watching the two videos on leadership from Colin Powell and Steve Jobs, which leader would you rather work for given their philosophy on leadership?

• Colin Powell

• Steve Jobs

• Neither

__________ power refers to the ability to control someone else's behavior with negative reinforcement, and __________ power describes control over another person's behavior with positive reinforcement.

In the _______ style of leadership, the leader follows the will or preference of their team - decisions can often times be made by taking a poll or vote in the workplace.

Do you agree with McGregor's work on Theory X and Y that "managerial attitudes about employees have a direct effect on their communication style"? Why or why not?

Excellent leaders assess each situation and then select the leadership style and accompanying communication style that best fits the situation using three factors: the leader–follower relationship, the task structure, and the position power. This is a situational leadership theory called what?

• Managerial Grid

• Contingency Theory

• Situational Leadership Theory

• Being a Transformational Leader

You are a leader at your company and one of your direct reports has not been finishing their work by scheduled due dates. This is setting back the rest of your team completing project deadlines and milestones. As the leader, what do you feel is the best course of action with the direct report?