Sports Leadership (6-8)

_____________________ entail(s) defining the problem, gathering information on the problem, and developing new approaches to address the problem.  

• Social judgment skills 

• Creative problem solving 

• Knowledge 

• Critical application 

• Cultural competence 

The normative decision model can be useful to sport organizational leaders in situations that require more organizational and team member involvement in problem solving and decision making.  

• True

• False

. ______________ places strong emphasis on cost and asset reduction in a company as a way to mitigate conditions that led to a financial downturn.  

• Recovery 

• Retrenchment

• Turnaround

• Expansion

• Recruitment

. In Kim and Mauborgne’s four hurdles to navigate in a turnaround, the ________________ often involves leaders identifying those who are most opposed to the turnaround effort, learning to understand their positions, and finding ways to minimize their impact.  

• resource hurdle 

• Initiative Hurdle

• Cognitive Hurdle

• Motivational Hurdle

• Political Hurdle

. Deep-level diversity is psychological and refers to differences among members’ deeper attitudes, beliefs, and values. Information about these factors can be communicated (or gathered) only through extended individual interaction. 

• True

• False

Inclusion pertains to including or accommodating people who have historically been excluded.  

 

 

• True

• False

the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) measures the extent to which participants indicate that they engage in five transformational leadership behaviors. Which of the following is not one of the five transformational leadership behaviors?  

 

• Encouraging the heart

• modeling the way

• inspiring a shared vision

• challenge the process

• determine appropriate roles