WorksheetsJROTC LET 2 "Leadership" Competition
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
Leaders who are involved in tasks where the situation changes a lot will draw on their attributes of __________.
mental agility and innovation
mental agility and expertise
sound judgment and innovation
interpersonal tact and innovation
Which of the following leadership elements of intellect involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of team members?
Mental agility
Sound judgment
Interpersonal tact
Expertise
Leaders who are __________ will be better able to handle stress and long work hours.
confident
professional
physically fit
Shana made a mistake and gave her team the wrong directions. She quickly corrected her mistake and changed the way she communicates with her team. Shana demonstrated __________.
confidence
resilience
professionalism
Sam watched as two of his classmates got into an argument. The argument started when Miguel called Henry a fat slob. Henry is a bit overweight and Sam saw how much Henry's feelings were hurt. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He started yelling at Miguel and telling him he was ignorant for insulting someone about their weight. What character attribute does Sam need to work on?
Army values
Empathy
Warrior/service ethos
Discipline
A strong sense of Army values can help leaders to __________.
discipline team members
anticipate how decisions might affect others
make good decisions
Empathy is feeling sorry for someone.
True
False
When you lead others on short-term, immediate tasks, you should expect __________ from team members
commitment
compliance
consequences
initiative
Effective leaders make clear plans. That's why they never need to adjust the plans to achieve their goals.
True
False
Cadet Johnson is the leader for a team fund-raising project. His team will raise money by selling tickets to a ninja-type of obstacle course. It's a week before the event and he realizes they only have five athletes from their school competing in the obstacle course. Cadet Johnson probably failed to __________.
identify team roles and resources
recognize and reward good work
give feedback to team members
set priorities for the project
To develop members of your team, you should build team skills and __________.
evaluate team member's needs
analyze information
steward the profession
get results
Maxine wants to encourage her team members to take ownership of a project. Which of the following should she do?
Do all the tasks herself.
Encourage team members to take initiative.
Demand hard work from each member of the team.
Encourage team members to work alone.
Nico is a new Cadet leader. He wants to build trust among his team members. Which of the following three actions will help him build trust?
Be fair with everyone, correct negative team members, offer rewards to team members to achieve compliance
Give team members clear orders, motivate by offering rewards, correct negative team members
Get to know team members, be fair with everyone, prove his own trustworthiness
When is the participating style of leadership most warranted?
When the team is competent and supports the leader's goals.
When the team is immature and needs to learn small-group dynamics.
When the team is easily coached and manipulated into supporting the leader's goals.
When the leadership is too busy to supervise and wants to delegate tasks.
What is the participating style of leadership?
They are confident in their teams and they delegate most work to subordinates.
They seek advice from others let still make the final decisions and are responsible for those decisions.
The leader praises, listens to, and mentors subordinates.
They tell their team what to do, when to do it, how to do it. They closely supervise the team.
When is a directing leadership style most appropriate to use?
When the team has depth in experts and experience
When time is ample, the leader is new, and the team lacks experience
When time is short, when the leader is an expert, when the team lacks experience, and when the team needs direction
When the team is competent and supports the leader's goals
Explain the directing style of leadership.
They tell their team what to do, how to do it, and when and where to get it done. These leaders do not get ideas from others, and they supervise the team closely.
They seek advice from others yet still make a final decision.
They delegate tasks to mature followers.
They use all three leadership styles depending on their audience.
Read the situation and determine which leadership style is being used.
Your platoon sergeant gave you and the other squad leaders the mission to set up the platoon area as long as it was completed by the time she got back.
Delegating
Directing
Participating
Supporting
Cadet Aras excels at drill. Aras is not very enthusiastic about his team's project, which will be performing color guard at a school event. As the team leader, you notice that the Cadet has __________.
low willingness and high readiness. You'll use a directing style with him
low willingness and low readiness. You'll use a directing style with him
high willingness and low readiness. You'll use a participating style with him
You are the team leader of a group of second-year Cadets. Most, but not all, are motivated and experienced. What style of leadership should you use with your team?
Directing and Delegating
Directing and Participating
Mostly Delegating, but other styles may be needed for some members
