LDS 2.2

José has consistently exceeded his sales projections for the past four quarters. His supervisor gave him a promotion because of his high sales success. His supervisor is using

• a. Transformational leadership

• b. Middle-of-the-road leadership

• c. Laissez-faire leadership

• d. Transactional leadership

Jimmy tries every day to show his leadership is consistent with the values of the organization. This instills a strong sense of community and ethics within all levels of the organization. Jimmy is demonstrating

• a. Transformational leadership

• b. Transactional leadership

• c. Pseudotransformational leadership

• d. Contingent reward leadership

Kathleen regularly meets with and coaches each of her followers in hopes to help them reach their full potential. With some she is directive and with others she provides strong affiliation. She is using

• a. Transactional leadership

• b. Situational leadership

• c. Transformational leadership

• d. Path-goal leadership

Which factor of transformational leadership supports followers as they try new approaches and develop innovative ways of dealing with organizational issues?

• a. Inspirational motivation

• b. Intellectual stimulation

• c. Individualized consideration

• d. Idealized influence

Elena is a sales manager who encourages her employees through motivation to be committed to and a part of the shared vision of the organization. Elena is demonstrating which factor of transformational leadership?

• a. Inspiration

• b. Intellectual stimulation

• c. Individualized consideration

• d. Idealized influence

I am a leader who watches my staff carefully and stops them immediately when they make a mistake. I am using

• a. Management by exception-passive

• b. Management by exception-active

• c. Intellectual stimulation

• d. Contingent reward

Transformational leadership has been criticized for being elitist and anti-democratic, meaning

• a. It gives the impression that the leader is acting independently of followers

• b. The research supporting transformational leadership was completed only on high-level leaders

• c. Followers have the most influence in the organization

• d. Leaders only look to leaders in higher positions than themselves for help creating vision

I am a leader who carefully watches the complexity of the situation and takes appropriate actions. I am using

• a. Requisite variety

• b. Mental modeling

• c. Environmental actions

• d. Social modeling

Our team has just the right mix of people with complementary skills and strengths. Our team is displaying which characteristic of team excellence?

• a. Standards of excellence

• b. Clear norms of conduct

• c. Competent team members

• d. Principled leadership

We all feel committed to do our best because as a team we created our code of conduct and performance criteria together. Which characteristic of team excellence is our team displaying?

• a. Results-driven structure

• b. Standards of excellence

• c. Real team

• d. Unified commitment