Leadership and Trust

1. Research describes five dimensions that a leader demonstrates to build trust. Which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions?

(a)  

• Loyalty
• Consistency
• Inspiring
• Competence

Which of the following strategies will an effective leader avoid using in building trust with their employees?

• Demonstrating professional and technical ability.

  
  

• Explaining the rationale for decisions made in the organization.

  
  

• Being candid and straightforward, not allowing employees to know their true feelings.

• Providing regular feedback.

Effective leaders establish their _____ when employees perceive them as competent, honest and inspiring.

• Credibility

• Respect

• Line of communication

• Leadership style

• This contingency model proposes that leaders are either relationship-oriented or task-oriented based on scores derived from the least-preferred coworker questionnaire:

(a)  

• Path-goal
• Leader-participation
  Fiedler contingency model

  Situational leadership theo

• What is one of the key characteristics of the situational leadership contingency theory (SLT)?

• It acknowledges the importance of followers’ ability and willingness to complete a task

  
  

• It looks at the leader’s ability to influence followers.

• It links leadership participation to decision-making

  
  

• None of the above.

The ________ states that the leader’s responsibility is to help followers achieve their goals by providing the direction needed to ensure the goals are aligned with the organization’s goals.

• Leader-participation model

• Path-goal model

• Fiedler contingency model

• Situational leadership theory

• The leader-participation model states that the leader must recognize varying task structures and adjust to suit.

• True

• False

1. According to the leader-member exchange model of leadership (LMX), outgroup subordinates may receive less autonomy, responsibility and privileges.

• True

• False

1. Jack is the CEO of a financial institution. He cares about the individual needs of his followers and encourages subordinates to look at old problems in innovative ways. What type of leader is Jack?

• Visionary

• Transformational

• Transactional

• Charismatic

1. Kayla notices that Kyle, her subordinate, has been distracted lately. He has already missed two project deadlines. Kayla is aware that he recently lost a close friend. What aspect of leadership is Kayla exhibiting?

• Charisma

• Emotional Intelligence (EI)

• Integrity

• Trust

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