Leadership & Team Dynamics

It is the leaders ability to _____________ individuals to help them deliver the team vision.

• Motivate and inspire

• Manage and control

• Foster competition among

• Micromanage and collaborate with

Which of the following describes the differences between traditional and collaborative leaders?

• Traditional leaders give credit to the team while collaborative leaders take all the credit

• Traditional leaders control tasks while collaborative leaders spread roles and responsibilities among team members

• Traditional leaders act as personal coaches while collaborative leaders maintain ownership of all duties

_____________ is the act of achieving organizational goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively.

• Leadership

• Vision creation

• Management

• Emotional intelligence

Which of the following team members creates ideas to solve team problems?

• Plant

• Specialist

• Evaluator

• Coordinator

Team building requires understanding personality types to enhance team relationships. This may be completed through _____________

• Collaboration

• Collaboration

• Conflict resolution

• Personality assessments

Which of the following is NOT a team building skill?

• Adapting to changing circumstances

• Delegating tasks to appropriate team members

• Encouraging shy members to keep quiet

• Recognizing team achievements

Which member has a role of turning ideas into practical action?

• Shaper

• Implementer

• Finisher

• Specialist

Which step in team development focuses on building relationships and clarifying the team goal?

• Forming

• Storming

• Norming

• Performing

Which step in effective leadership deals with generating a short statement defining the specific vision?

• Creating an inspiring vision

• Motivating and inspiring team members

• Managing delivery of the vision

• Coaching and building a team

Which of the following defines extrinsic motivation?

• Motivation inspired by an internal desire to participate to achieve a goal

• Motivation inspired by pressure from a manager

• Motivation inspired by an external desire to gain a reward or avoid an adverse outcome

• Motivation inspired by other team members