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Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience, 4/e

Richard L Hughes, Center for Creative Leadership
Robert C Ginnett, Center for Creative Leadership
Gordon J Curphy, The Blandin Foundation

Leadership Behavior

Chapter Quiz


1	Considerate refers to how much a leader is friendly and supportive toward subordinates.

		A)	True
		B)	False

2	Leadership behaviors are not different from leadership skills.

		A)	True
		B)	False

3	Good emphasis behaviors are concerned with motivating subordinates to accomplish the task at hand.

		A)	True
		B)	False

4	The Leadership Grid profiles leader behavior on one dimension.

		A)	True
		B)	False

5	Managerial derailment may be defined as where by individuals who at one time were on the fast track now have had their careers derailed.

		A)	True
		B)	False

6	Coaching is not a popular topic these days.

		A)	True
		B)	False

7	The kinds of behaviors that need to be developed can also vary considerably by culture.

		A)	True
		B)	False

8	There are both formal and informal mentoring programs.

		A)	True
		B)	False

9	__________ is often easier to measure.

		A)	Personality
		B)	Behavior
		C)	Intelligence
		D)	Traits
		E)	Attitudes

10	__________ refers to how much a leader is friendly and supportive toward subordinates.

		A)	Consideration
		B)	Dimensions
		C)	Facilitation
		D)	Emphasis
		E)	Structure

11	__________ includes behaviors where the leader shows concern for subordinates.

		A)	Leader direction
		B)	Goal emphasis
		C)	Leader support
		D)	Leaders issues
		E)	Leader production

12	The Leadership Grid profiles leader behavior on _______________.

		A)	three dimensions
		B)	four dimensions
		C)	five dimensions
		D)	seven dimensions
		E)	two dimensions

13	Many of the best organizations now have competency models for different levels of __________ .

		A)	leaders.
		B)	followers
		C)	management
		D)	programs
		E)	organizations

14	__________ are one of the primary reasons why CEO's fail.

		A)	Organizational problems
		B)	People problems
		C)	Leadership styles
		D)	Managerial weakness
		E)	Mid-level managers

15	Some managers derailed because they hired staff who were just like __________.

		A)	mentors
		B)	followers
		C)	leaders
		D)	themselves
		E)	transactions

16	A __________ is an action or attitude that once helped an individual cope with a stressful experience but interferes with the individual's ability to cope in new situations.

		A)	styles
		B)	good behavior
		C)	denial behavior
		D)	emotional behavior
		E)	Mike behavior

17	Development plans tend to be self-focused; leaders and followers use them as a road map for changing their own __________.

		A)	styles
		B)	practices
		C)	attitudes
		D)	coaching
		E)	behaviors

18	__________ is the "process of equipping people with tools, knowledge, and opportunities they need to develop themselves and become more successful.

		A)	Mentoring
		B)	Coaching
		C)	Planning
		D)	Acquiring
		E)	Developing

19	__________ is a personal relationship in which a more experienced mentor acts as a guide, role model, and sponsor of a less experienced protégée.

		A)	Coaching
		B)	Counseling
		C)	Advising
		D)	Mentoring
		E)	Developing

20	_______________________ includes those behaviors where leaders act to smooth over and minimize conflicts among followers.

		A)	Centered-dimensions
		B)	Leader support
		C)	Goal emphasis
		D)	Interaction facilitation
		E)	Leadership behavior

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