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Mastery Exercise

Question 1
______________ takes courage and conviction. It means doing the right thing, even when the right thing isn't popular or easy.
a Taking risks
b Being honest
c Being ethical
d Leading from behind

Question 2
According to Savolainen & Häkkinen, _____________ is intangible. It is an intellectual asset, a skill, and an influencing power for leaders.
a trust
b intelligence
c camaraderie
d charisma

Question 3
The development of subcultures within an organization occurs when ___________________
a the organization has many locations
b there is high leader trustworthiness
c there are many departments in an organization
d there is low leader trustworthiness

Question 4
When a leader pushes a policy through because his quarterly bonus is dependent upon it, which leadership mistake is he committing?
a He is reprimanding a team member in public.
b He is putting his interests above the interests of the organization.
c He is letting his team members know they are not important.
d He is taking credit for team members' ideas.

Question 5
In the TED talk you listened to in this module, Simon Sinek says that all great companies and great leaders think, act, and communicate in exactly the same way. The question they answer well that differentiates them from other companies is ________.
a what they do
b how they do it
c why they do what they do

Question 6
Any leadership assessment you use should have been created based on a research method that is both ______ and _______.
a succinct; arbitrary
b reliable; repeatable
c valid; reliable
d statistical; operational

Question 7
Select the answer below that is NOT a benefit of conducting leadership assessments.
a Leadership preassessments help educators prepare for leadership roles.
b Assessments can increase the effectiveness of a team within an organization.
c Assessments can help managers know who to let go during a downsizing event.
d Assessments can help to identify leadership talent.

Question 8
Valid reasons for assessing leadership skills are to ___________________.
a get a better understanding of strengths and weaknesses
b improve communication skills
c do a better job of defining professional goals
d all of the above

Question 9
According to the video, How Great Leaders Inspire Action, people (customers and employees) don't buy _______you do, they buy _________ you do it.
a what; why
b what; how
c what; where
d what; when

Question 10
Leadership excellence is best defined as ___________________.
a getting others to do what the leader wants them to do
b empowering others
c choosing the right followers
d all of the above