Personal Development Ch 1

1. Which one of the following is not part of a general definition of leadership? 

• 1. exercise of control

• 2. group phenomenon

• 3. influence

• 4. hierarchy

1. According to Fred Luthans, effective managers are those who: 

• 1. take care of their own careers

• 2. take care of their employees

• 3. worry about all stakeholders

• 4. maintain control through a crisis

1. Leaders provide a vision for their followers, where as managers focus on routine issues.

• True

• False

1.  Few organization take full advantage of their employees’ ideas and potential.

• True

• Fasle

1. Tyler Winkler, senior vice president of sales for Secure Works, takes an approach whereby employees “make your numbers in three months or run the risk of being put on probation, and then possibly termination.” Through this process he measures employee performance, provides detailed feedback and training to improve sales. Which function of how leaders shape organizational culture best describes Tyler’s approach?

• 1. role modeling

• 2. creating an effective reward system

• 3. hiring the right people

• 4. creating an effective organizational strategy and structure

1. The definition of leadership effectiveness often depends on the point of view of the person who is defining effectiveness.

• True

• False

1. In addition to basic managerial functions of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling, leaders are         . 

• 1. procedural and external roles

• 2. procedural and internal roles

• 3. strategic and internal roles

• 4. strategic and external roles

1. Managers tend to take a long-term perspective, whereas leaders take a short-term perspective

• True

• FALSE

Helgesen’s research about gender differences in management found that

• 1. women are better managers

• 2. women preferred face-to-face communication

• 3. women managers often have to focus on their job at the expense of personal life

• 4. women are more isolated than men