Question 1

It has been observed that when a founder leaves a business,

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A)  a well-planned retirement party usually takes care of any potential emotional problems.
B)  the business often experiences considerable trauma.
C)  a spirit of joyfulness spreads throughout the firm.
D)  he or she should cut off all future contact with the new leader.

Question 2

The opposite end of the leadership dimension forceful is

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

Question 3

According to Richard Branson, the top executive of Virgin Atlantic, the best developer of a leader is

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A)  working for his company.
B)  accumulating a bunch of easy victories.
C)  failure.
D)  taking small risks.

Question 4

Some research and analysis with 1,800 leadership successions indicated that companies tend to perform better when an insider is appointed as CEO.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Self-help is an important part of leadership development.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When choosing a new CEO, the modern-day board attempts to avoid such subjective criteria as personal chemistry between the board members and the candidates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

To achieve multifunctional managerial development, a leader would have to

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A)  gain experience in various organizational units.
B)  serve multiple functions in his or her organizational unit.
C)  alternate between line and staff departments.
D)  work for a series of firms.

Question 8

Samantha is an inside-outside leader at her company based on fact that she has been in charge of both information technology and customer service.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The recommended approach to keeping a relationship vibrant with a mentor is to exchange Webcam images from time to time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A person's mentor can sometimes be a staff professional or coworker.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A strongly recommended approach for the board to use in choosing a new CEO is for the board members to

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A)  select candidates who are part of the "good old boy" or "good old girl" network.
B)  minimize social contact with the candidates and thus maintain objectivity.
C)  have extensive email contact with the candidates.
D)  have direct and extensive contact with the candidates.

Question 12

If you as a leader are given an assignment for which you lack the appropriate experience, a recommended approach would be to consult with people with the necessary expertise, yet still appear self-confident.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

To use the shadowing form of mentoring, the protégé

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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 mentors for a defined time period.

Question 14

Online mentoring works by essentially

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A)  finding mentors on Facebook or LinkedIn.
B)  holding video conferences with potential mentors.
C)  using search engines to find mentors in other companies.
D)  matching mentors and mentored employees via websites

Question 15

A major purpose of assigning managers to cross-functional teams to work on an important problem is to

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A)  give them a promotion.
B)  keep them thinking in terms of functional silos.
C)  make them a little more humble.
D)  give them experience in working with other disciplines.

Question 16

Barry gets promoted to the CEO position partly because he is perceived to be an inside-outside leader, meaning that he

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A)  has experience at the company but also has an outside perspective.
B)  worked for the company a while, left, and then returned.
C)  had access to company secrets but never revealed them.
D)  has worked in both manufacturing and sales.

Question 17

A survey about mentoring in large companies found that

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A)  the vast majority of executives perceived mentoring to be an important developmental method.
B)  the vast majority of executives perceived mentoring to be an insignificant developmental method.
C)  minority group members perceived mentoring to be of negligible developmental value.
D)  majority group members perceived mentoring to be of negligible developmental value.

Question 18

A recommended way of capitalizing on failure in a management experience is to reflect on what you would do differently in the future.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Keith is a lopsided leader, so he best fits the category of being too

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A)  forceful and too enabling.
B)  operational and too enabling.
C)  operational and too strategic.
D)  strategic and too visionary.

Question 20

An important way for leaders to capitalize on challenging experiences is for them to be given

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A)  leeway in choosing how to resolve the problem.
B)  careful guidance in how to resolve the problem.
C)  the opportunity to delegate the problem to someone else.
D)  a policy and procedures manual for resolving the problem.

Exam 15: Leadership Development and Succession

Barry gets promoted to the CEO position partly because he is perceived to be an inside-outside leader, meaning that he

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The opposite end of the leadership dimension forceful is

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A recommended way of capitalizing on failure in a management experience is to reflect on what you would do differently in the future.

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Online mentoring works by essentially

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The recommended approach to keeping a relationship vibrant with a mentor is to exchange Webcam images from time to time.

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A survey about mentoring in large companies found that

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A major purpose of assigning managers to cross-functional teams to work on an important problem is to

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If you as a leader are given an assignment for which you lack the appropriate experience, a recommended approach would be to consult with people with the necessary expertise, yet still appear self-confident.

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Keith is a lopsided leader, so he best fits the category of being too

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When choosing a new CEO, the modern-day board attempts to avoid such subjective criteria as personal chemistry between the board members and the candidates.

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An important way for leaders to capitalize on challenging experiences is for them to be given

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To use the shadowing form of mentoring, the protégé

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Self-help is an important part of leadership development.

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Samantha is an inside-outside leader at her company based on fact that she has been in charge of both information technology and customer service.

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Some research and analysis with 1,800 leadership successions indicated that companies tend to perform better when an insider is appointed as CEO.

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A person's mentor can sometimes be a staff professional or coworker.

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A strongly recommended approach for the board to use in choosing a new CEO is for the board members to

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To achieve multifunctional managerial development, a leader would have to

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It has been observed that when a founder leaves a business,

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According to Richard Branson, the top executive of Virgin Atlantic, the best developer of a leader is

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