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1. A _____ leader prefers to be in total control of her employees. participative

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Question

1. A _____ leader prefers to be in total control of her employees.

participative

rational

democratic

consultative .

2. The ability to create and articulate a realistic, attractive vision of the future is a trademark of _____.

visionary leadership

charismatic leadership

team leadership

participatory leadership .

3. Emphasizing the technical aspect of employees' jobs, ensuring that employees know what is expected of them, and providing guidance necessary for accomplishing goals are trademarks of _____ leaders.

people-centered

company-centered

autocratic

task-centered .

4. A leader who can solve problems and critically analyze situations has ____ leadership skills.

conceptual

visionary

technical

relational .

5. _______ is a leadership style where decisions are made by the group.

Democratic participative leadership

Autocratic leadership

Problem-solving leadership

Conceptual leadership

Explanation / Answer

1. A Rational leader prefers to be in total control of her employees.

Participative – Promote participation of colleagues, sub-ordinates in decision making

Rational – Oblige to objective truth. More logical in approach. More worried about the goal of organization & so would like to have more control over employees.

Democratic – Promotes idea exchange among group members. He/She allows all the members to put their points.

Consultative - Consult with the team members. Similar to participative leader.

2. The ability to create and articulate a realistic, attractive vision of the future is a trademark of visionary leadership.

Visionary leadership – Always keep long term goals in mind.

Charismatic leadership – This type of leaders are very well known across the organization & they are very highly influential.

Team leadership – More task focused (short term). He/she provides guidance, instruction, direction and leadership to a group of other individuals (the team) for the purpose of achieving a key result or group of aligned results.

Participatory leadership - Promote participation of colleagues, sub-ordinates in decision making

3. Emphasizing the technical aspect of employees' jobs, ensuring that employees know what is expected of them, and providing guidance necessary for accomplishing goals are trademarks of task-centered leaders.

People-centered – More focused on people development.

Company-centered – Long term approach. Company objective is priority. Do not get involved in tasks detailing.

Autocratic – Considered employees as machines. More focused on work deadlines. Believe in giving orders. Proper instruction & guidance might not be provided.

Task-centered – Technically sound leaders. Very good in getting the tasks completion on time.

4. A leader who can solve problems and critically analyze situations has conceptual leadership skills.

Conceptual – Analyze the things, innovation, ideas, etc.

Visionary – long term thinking

Technical – Subject matter expertise

Relational – Networking, relationship building

5. Democratic participative leadership is a leadership style where decisions are made by the group.