Test what you have learnt about the complexities of leadership

Here is the final assessment to test what you have learnt. Some have only one correct choice. Others are multiple choice with multiple correct answers and you will be told to tick all that apply.

There are 20 questions to answer. Please answer each one.

You will have 20 minutes to complete the test - that's 1 minute per answer!

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Test what you have learnt about the complexities of leadership

Answer all the questions.

Which of the following can happen when a leader trusts too much? (tick all that apply)

Team members feel safer;

The leader may fail to act on clues suggesting malfeasance or dishonesty;

Confirmation bias can distort judgements;

Negligence and poor oversight;

Team members feel less safe;

Which of the following things are needed for leadership? (tick all that apply)

A requirement in your job description

Management responsibility

Belief that you are better than the rest

Attitudes that show you value others

Behaviours that show that you do what you say you will

Which of the following would you expect from a transformational leader? (tick all that apply)

Being highly pragmatic

Practicing what they preach

Leading from the front

Expecting you to know what they want

Telling everyone else what to do

Which of the following techniques do autocratic leaders use? (tick all that apply)

Autonomy

Participation

Co-ercion

Intimidation

Trust

Which of the following are needed for leadership? (tick all that apply)

Communicating a vision

Engaging people

Utilising resources

Deploying equipment

Motivating people

Which of the following require you to be a manager? (tick all that apply)

Provide clear directions and let others know what is needed

Influence and inspire others to accomplish objectives

Ensure that others have the time, skills and resources they need

Make others feel valued for their contribution

Provide a model of behaviour to be emulated by others

Which of the following are management skills? (tick all that apply)

Do not include leadership skills, even if you think managers need them!

Monitoring

Measuring

Raising self-confidence

Motivating

Persuading

Which of the following does the capacity to trust others enable a leader to do? (tick all that apply)

Maintain confidentiality throughout the team;

Create a climate of unquestioning obedience

Count on members of a team to fulfil expectations;

Delegate with confidence;

Count on members to cover up the leaders errors;

What is the relationship between leadership and management?

You need to be a manager to be a leader

Good managers need to be effective leaders

You need to be a chief executive to be a leader

They are the same

They are unrelated

Which of the following terms define styles of leadership? (tick all that apply)

Paternalistic

Democratic

Merci et au revoir!

Laissez-faire

Autocratic

Which of the following are the most commonly identified types of leadership culture?(tick all that apply)

Dependent

Non-dependent

Interdependent

Independent

Overdependent

Which of the following would you expect from a transformational leader? (tick all that apply)

Empowering people

Keeping control of as much as possible

Striving for an atmosphere of trust

Fostering collaboration

Allowing people to take responsibility

Which of the following would you expect from a transformational leader? (tick all that apply)

Sticking to their principles

Setting an example

Showing what they expect by what they do

Saying they can do what they want because they're the boss

Saying one thing, doing another

Which of the following techniques do democratic leaders use? (tick all that apply)

Trust

Autonomy

Participation

Intimidation

Co-ercion

Which of the following are leadership skills? (tick all that apply)

Instructing

Adapting

Persuading

Investigating

Galvanising

What is the skill-will matrix?

A tool to match the staff skills to the wishes of a leader

A tool to help decide on the most appropriate leadership style

A tool to match staff motivation level to their skills

A training needs analysis tool

A tool to match staff skills to their motivation level

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