Business Management: Leaders

Match the following types of leaders with their characteristic "quality"

• Bureaucratic

• This leader shares a vision of the future and pursues excellence.

• 1. Pacesetting

• This leader provides long-term direction and focuses on end-goals.

• 0. Authoritative

• This leader expects those he leads to embrace new projects and move with speed.

• 0. Innovative

• • This leader stringently establishes and enforces rules.

Match the following types of leaders with their characteristic "quality"

• 0. Authoritative

• This leader focuses on productivity.

• 0. Innovative

• This leader encourages innovative ideas.

• 1. Pacesetting

• This leader often has more experience and knowledge than those she leads.

• Bureaucratic

• • The leader’s decisions are absolute.

Match the following types of leaders with their characteristic "quality"

• 0. Innovative

• This leader motivates by inspiring enthusiasm for the mission.

• 0. Authoritative

• • This leader motivates by discipline and demands immediate compliance.

• 1. Pacesetting

• • This leader motivates by setting high standards of performance, and then leads by example.

• Bureaucratic

• 0. This leader motivates by promoting respect for team members’ creativity.

Match the following types of leaders with their characteristic "quality"

• 0. Coaching

• This leader concentrates on preparing individuals for the future by building skills.

• Democratic

• This style relies on consensus decision-making.

• Affiliative

• This leader’s objective is to create a cohesive unit by emphasizing teamwork and harmony.

• 1. Altruistic

• • This leader personalizes approaches to meet the individualized needs of the team.

Match the following types of leaders with their characteristic "quality"

• Democratic

• This leader leads in order to better serve others.

• 1. Altruistic

• This leader is collaborative and focuses on emotional needs. The affiliative style is often

  used effectively alongside visionary leadership.

• 0. Coaching

• This leader excels with individuals or groups that have not yet realized their full potential.

• Affiliative

• This leader is comfortable allowing others to occasionally take the lead.

Match the following types of leaders with their characteristic "quality"

• Affiliative

• This leader motivates by challenging the individual.

• 1. Altruistic

• This leader motivates by creating positive personal relationships and avoids conflict.

• 0. Coaching

• This leader motivates by her empowering, ethical approach.

• Democratic

• This leader motivates by providing opportunity for participation.

Match the following types of leaders with their characteristic "quality"

• Democratic

• This leader engages in top-down interactions.

• 0. Bureaucratic

• This leader uses collaboration and communication to receive input from team members.

• 1. Authoritative

• This leader gives clear direction and sets standards.

Match the following types of leaders with their characteristic "quality"

• 1. Coaching

• 0. This style can be less effective when risks taken make team members apprehensive.

• Altruistic

• This style is less effective when those being coached are adverse to change.

• 0. Innovative

• This style can be ineffective if used over a long period of time.

• 0. Pacesetting

• This style can be ineffective if not given sufficient time to apply a long-term perspective.

Match the following types of leaders with their characteristic "quality"

• Altruistic

• This style is most effective in a one-on-one setting when the person being coached is

  receptive to the close working relationship of this leadership style.

• 1. Coaching

• • This style is effective when team members are self-motivated and highly skilled.

• 0. Innovative

• This style is effective in creating a positive culture and promoting high morale.

• 0. Pacesetting

• This style is most effective when solving complex problems.

Match the following types of leaders with their characteristic "quality"

• Bureaucratic

• • This style is not effective when trying to lead highly skilled individuals, as they often be- come resentful of micromanagement.

• 1. Democratic

• This style is less effective when explicit guidance is required.

• 0. Authoritative

• • This style is less effective when the leader has difficulty giving negative feedback and performance is not emphasized.

• 0. Affiliative

• • This style is ineffective when time is limited or if team members do not have the knowl- edge or expertise to make quality contributions.