Becoming a leader-Edguinity

The right to make others do things is referred to as _________.

• influence
• authority
• control
• persuasion

Henry works at a restaurant.  One of his best chefs has just called in sick minutes before the dinner rush, and Henry needs to make sure that his inexperienced kitchen staff is preparing food with quality and speed.  In this example, which style of leadership would be most effective for Henry to achieve his goals?

• Transformational leadership style
• Participative leadership style
• Directive leadership style
• Laissez-faire leadership style

A leader who shields her workers from consequences of a team mistake and takes the blame herself is practicing which leadership skill?

• Laissez-faire leadership
• accountability

• Transactional leadership
• Autocratic leadership

A good leader should have a positive outlook.

• trye

• false

Philip is hired at a delivery agency.  His boss Hubert is frequently demanding of him, and threatens to fire him if his work ethic does not improve.  Unfortunately, Philip is not given any guidance as to how he can improve his performance.  In this example, which style of leadership is Hubert using?

• Democratic leadership style
• Laissez-faire leadership style
• Authoritarian leadership style
• Transformational leadership style

A leader who encourages workers to take responsibility and is more concerned about quality than timeliness would likely be practicing which style of leadership?

• Autocratic leadership
• Transactional leadership
• Laissez-faire leadership
• democratic leadership

Which of the following criteria is necessary for every good meeting?

• A clear agenda
• A strict dress code
• A detailed report
• A large number of attendees

In parliamentary procedure, a meeting begins when the chair person says which of the following phrases?

• The meeting will now come to order.
• The meeting is now adjourned.
• Let's take a break now.
• The meeting will start shortly.

A business leader’s job is to achieve their company’s goals by using their people wisely.

 

• true

• false

It is difficult to tell a good leader from a bad one.

• false

• true