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Two key leadership dimensions between which a leader should form a firm stance are forceful leadership vs. _____ leadership.


A) assertive
B) operational
C) strategy
D) enabling

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When the successor is an outsider, boards consistently use _____ to locate one or several candidates.


A) campus recruitment
B) their social circle
C) recruitment
D) executive search firms

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Which of the following is a major aim of socializing programs?


A) It helps employees understand and accept the company's vision and values.
B) It gives participants the opportunity to work on a problem that simulates a real organization.
C) It alerts the leader to information that will make a difference in leadership.
D) It enables improvement in an area that is blocking one's progress as a leader.

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A distinguishing characteristic of a mentoring relationship is that _____.


A) the mentor recommends the protégé for promotion
B) an emotional tie exists between the mentor and the protégé
C) the protégé can avoid training if he or she is being mentored
D) the protégé gets groomed to replace the mentor

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Succession planning is vital to the long-term health of an organization and therefore an important responsibility of _____.


A) lower-level employees
B) the logistics team
C) future employees
D) senior leadership

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A feedback-intensive program of leadership development helps participants identify the reasons for their behaviors.

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Conceptual knowledge is very important because it alerts the leader to information that will make a difference in leadership.

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Which of the following is a major disadvantage of having an outsider hired for a leadership position?


A) The outsider does not understand the industry or how to bring about change in the company.
B) The outsider does not clearly see the need for a radical change.
C) The outsider may have several political ties that prevent him or her from making personal shifts.
D) The outsider is more likely to fire his or her successors from within the company.

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According to Richard Branson, a top executive at Virgin Atlantic, a special type of challenging experience that contributes enormously to reaching one's leadership potential is _____.


A) partaking in social causes
B) victory
C) failure
D) taking calculated risks

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A typical approach to online mentoring is to access a company's database that describes the problems, weaknesses, and performance evaluations of the company's mentors.

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Self-help is an important part of leadership development.

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Which of the following is an example of an action learning program for leadership development?


A) Barry, a production manager, has been assigned a project from the corporate social responsibility division of his company.
B) Swayne is a project lead who has been asked to take his team out for an on-site program.
C) Mary Ann is new to her organization and is observing the daily work activities of all her seniors to get acquainted with their roles.
D) Sharon has been working at her organization for two years and has decided to pursue higher education.

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A feedback-intensive management development program _____.


A) is free of cost to almost all participants of the program
B) focuses on learning how to apply knowledge
C) provides program participants with the right amount of challenge
D) helps leaders find more constructive ways of achieving their goals

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Leaders who score high on the personality dimension of emotional stability might become more effective in their interpersonal relationships with the benefit of psychotherapy.

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In the shadowing approach to mentoring, the protégé _____.


A) follows the mentor around for a stated period of time
B) stays out of the spotlight so he or she can learn
C) keeps others in the dark about his or her developmental opportunities
D) alternates between two or three mentors for a defined time period

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No matter what business a company is in, its real business is building leaders.

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Education is concerned with the immediate application of knowledge.

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Ingrid is seen as a potential senior line manager in her organization. She is currently being trained by her superiors, and she's partaking in several developmental programs to upgrade her skills. However, during the developmental program activities, it has been identified that Ingrid has particular weaknesses: she seems negligent about how her subordinates might perceive her, and if her daily activities prove to be excessively taxing, she often neglects aspects of her personal development. In this case, what must Ingrid do in order to augment leadership self-development?

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The two major components of leadership s...

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The main reason companies evaluate their leadership development programs is to _____.


A) identify universal training needs
B) see if they are cost effective
C) assign people to programs based on preference
D) grade people based on their performance

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The board of directors at Veerz Inc. is looking to hire a new CEO for their firm. They have decided that their new CEO should be someone from outside the organization with ample experience in the industry and leadership capabilities. The board has decided to follow the general procedure for selection. Potential candidates will be thoroughly screened, background checks will be performed, and previous employers or business partners will be contacted to ensure one's candidature. However, the organization must conduct this process in a formal manner and use intermediaries to do the job for them. In this case, which of the following methods is the board likely to use?


A) They would display an attractive advertisement in the top business magazines.
B) The board members would individually select people from their personal contact list.
C) They would hire an executive search firm to locate the desired candidate.
D) They would conduct an organization sponsored social event to try and lure top management from other firms.

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