Developing Leadership Skills: Transparency, Accountability, and Distributed Leadership

The video emphasizes the importance of open communication and transparency between leaders and employees. It highlights the need for leaders to be accountable, adaptable, and open to feedback. Leadership skills can be developed through learning from others and being involved in various activities. Effective leaders possess a strong need for achievement and a moderate need for power, and they practice distributed leadership by empowering others.

What is a key characteristic of a great leader according to the first section?

• Avoiding transparency to maintain authority

• Being infallible and never making mistakes

• Being open to employee questions and concerns

• Always sticking to their original decisions

Why is it important for leaders to create an environment where team members can challenge them?

• To ensure that only senior members make decisions

• To maintain a strict hierarchy

• To benefit from fresh perspectives and improve decision-making

• To discourage new employees from speaking up

According to the second section, how should leaders adapt as their organization grows?

• By allowing team members to take on leadership roles

• By taking on more responsibilities themselves

• By maintaining the same leadership style

• By focusing solely on senior employees

What is one way to develop leadership skills as mentioned in the third section?

• Avoiding involvement in community activities

• Learning from historical and current leaders

• Focusing only on personal achievements

• Ignoring feedback from others

What does the concept of distributed leadership involve?

• Distributing power to motivate and empower others

• Avoiding delegation of responsibilities

• Centralizing all decision-making power

• Focusing leadership on a single individual