Leadership session 1 - P2

Henry Mintzberg identified          executive roles for managerial activities.

• a.       5

• b.       7

• c.       9

• d.       10

Stephen Oesterle is a senior executive of Medtronics, an organization dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles. Stephen runs marathons and maintains a personal healthy lifestyle. Which function of shaping an organizational culture best describes Stephen’s approach?

• a.       creating an effective reward system

• b.       being a role model

• c.       hiring the right people

• d.       creating an effective organizational strategy and structure

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?

• a.       role modeling

• b.       creating an effective reward system

• c.       hiring the right people

• d.       creating an effective organizational strategy and structure

Leaders shape the culture of their organization through all but one of the following:

• a.       role modeling

• b.       the reward system

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• c.       market research

• d.       hiring decisions related to employees and other managers and leaders

Determining span of control, reporting relationships, and degree of formalization and specialization are all elements of which function of how leaders shape organizational culture?

• a.       developing strategies and structures

• b.       influencing hiring decisions

• c.       creating effective reward systems

• d.       role modeling

Jack Welch was able to have an impact on the future of GE’s culture by,

• a.       negotiating a series of company acquisitions to insure GE’s long-term success.

• b.       establishing rules and guidelines his predecessors would have to follow.

• c.       purchasing enough of the company’s outstanding stock to be elected to the board of directors..

• d.       personally selecting the CEO and other top managers before he retired.

There is one commonly accepted definition of leadership.

• a.       true

• b.       false

A leader is defined as a person who influences individuals and groups, helps them in establishing goals, and guides them towards achievement of those goals.

• a.       true

• b.       false