Chapter 4 LDM

1. What are the unique opportunities that leaders have in the first three months of their role?

• The first three months give leaders unique opportunities to make smooth transitions, paint compelling pictures of the future, and drive organizational change.

• The first three months give leaders unique opportunities to function of technical competence. 

• The first three months give leaders unique opportunities to have good superior-follower relationships are often in the superior’s in-group.

• The first three months give leaders unique opportunities to have development planning which is the systematic process of building knowledge and experience or changing

1. What is the fundamental requirement of leadership effectiveness?

• The fundamental requirement of leadership effectiveness is the ability to build strong alliances with others.

• Fundamental requirement of leadership effectiveness is to make smooth transitions, paint compelling pictures of the future, and drive organizational change.  

• Fundamental requirement of leadership effectiveness is to have a function of technical competence.

• Fundamental requirement of leadership effectiveness is  the systematic process of building knowledge and experience or changing
  

what the leader should do Before they start? except

• What you have to do is to prepare for the interview. The candidates should gather information about their potential company.

• Before the start of your day as a leader, you should be prepare for your interview. You must already done researching about the company that you will in.

• before the day, leader should gather information about their duty and set up some of the activities that need to take place during their first two weeks at work.

• During the first day, leaders should meet their new boss and new team. They should discuss certain topics to discuss in the meeting.

What you do at The first day being a leader?

• is the day to make an impression. The topics that will included in your meeting with your bosses are: Identifying the team's key objectives, matrix for determining objectives, and other important projects. You also have to understand the view of the boss of the team in terms of strength and weaknesses.

• is the day to make the foundation.  The new leader should meet the people inside and outside of the team.

• is the day to make road map to help people make successful transitions into new leadership position

  
  

• is the sday to gather information about their potential company. The sources of information may include: pres. report, websites, and even marketing literature. These informational interviews will help the candidates to learn more about their organization’s history and culture. 

  
  

Leaders should seek for the informational interview that answers these questions. except

• Why is the organization looking for an outside hire for the position?

  What is currently working in the function or team to be led?

• What can make the function or team to be led more effective?

  What about the function or team is keeping interviewers awake at night?

• What is currently working in the function or team to be led?

  What is currently not working in the function or team to be led?

• What is currently working in the function or team to be led?

  What are the team member's objectives?

Prior to arrival, a new hire should also set up one-hour meetings with the boss and with the entire team on the first day and follow-up two- to three-hour one-on-one meetings with each team member during the first two weeks on the job.

• True

• False

The First Day: You Get Only One Chance to Make a First Impression

1. a) New leaders have two critical tasks the first day on the job: to meet their new boss and their new team.

2. b) New leaders should also meet with their entire teams the first day on the job.

3. c) New hires should end the discussion by arranging a follow-up meeting with their bosses to review progress and to ask whether weekly or monthly one-on-one meetings would be helpful.

4. d) New leaders should spend the first two weeks meeting with many people both inside and outside the team.

• All of them are correct

• Only letter a is correct

• Letter a, b, and c are incorrect

• Letter d is exceptional

Here are the key topics to be discussed in the meeting held on the first day. 

A) Identifying the team's key objectives, metrics, and important projects.

B) Understanding the boss's view of team strengths and weaknesses.

C) Working through meeting schedules and communication styles. (How, when, and on what does the boss want to be kept informed?)

D) Identify the peers’ objectives, challenges, team structure, and the likes

E) Sharing plans for the day and the next several weeks.

• All of them are correct

• Only letter A is correct

• Letter A ,B, C  & D are correct

• Letter E is exceptionally incorrect

The First Two Weeks: Lay the Foundation

• I) New leaders should spend the first two weeks meeting with many people both inside and outside the team. 

  • II) Leaders need to spend the next six weeks gathering more information

• Both statements are true 

  
  

• Both statements are false

• Only the first one is true

• Only the second one is true

The First Two Weeks: Lay the Foundation

The key objectives for these meetings are to:

• earn as much as possible

• develop relationships

• determine future allies

• 1. All of them are correct 

• Only the first one is true