HSB LEADERSHIP FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Leadership is important when things are going well for a business because - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅leaders determine the next step for the organization.
How much people believe what you say and are willing to follow you depends on your - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅credibility
If a leader takes ownership of a problem, makes sure it is fixed, and takes steps to prevent it from
happening again, s/he is demonstrating - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅responsibility.
Which of the following is an assumption that is associated with the participative style of leadership: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Values suggestions of others
Which of the following is a characteristic of the situational theory of leadership: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Adjusts to different circumstances
Nina leads her community-service project team by focusing on the team's shared value system, which is
a characteristic of the _____________ leadership theory. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅transformational
Which of the following is a true statement about leadership: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Anyone can be a
leader.
Leaders who share a belief in justice, a desire to do the right thing, and an awareness of the rights of
other people can be said to have - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅integrtiy
Leadership is especially important at the beginning of a business because - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅start-
up failure rates are high.
A leader should be an expert at his/her job. This demonstrates the leadership characteristic of -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅business knowledge.
, Which of the following is a true statement about emotional intelligence: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Emotional intelligence can be defined in different ways.
In your new job at the sporting goods store, you encounter an unhappy customer who yells at you.
Immediately, you realize that anger is welling up inside you. This realization demonstrates - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅self-awareness.
As the group leader, Janine needed to address the issue of effective communication, an important part
of which of the following: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅relationship-management
When reviewing your education and experience to help assess strengths and weaknesses, look for -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅patterns
Why is it important to assess personal strengths and weaknesses before interviewing for a job? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Interviewers often ask you to discuss your strengths and weaknesses.
Knowing your strengths and weaknesses can help contribute to improved group performance because -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅groups need members with different strengths to succeed.
Emotional intelligence is especially important today because - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅collaboration is
becoming a standard method of achieving business goals
When we face difficult people, emotional intelligence helps us to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅see the
reasons people behave the way they do.
When assessing strengths and weaknesses, what is wrong with simply saying, "I am a good leader"? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It's not specific
Which of the following tips keeps you from being too hard on yourself when assessing strengths and
weaknesses: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Identify one strength for every weakness
Following directions is important because - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅failing to do so has consequences.
Leadership is important when things are going well for a business because - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅leaders determine the next step for the organization.
How much people believe what you say and are willing to follow you depends on your - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅credibility
If a leader takes ownership of a problem, makes sure it is fixed, and takes steps to prevent it from
happening again, s/he is demonstrating - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅responsibility.
Which of the following is an assumption that is associated with the participative style of leadership: -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Values suggestions of others
Which of the following is a characteristic of the situational theory of leadership: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Adjusts to different circumstances
Nina leads her community-service project team by focusing on the team's shared value system, which is
a characteristic of the _____________ leadership theory. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅transformational
Which of the following is a true statement about leadership: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Anyone can be a
leader.
Leaders who share a belief in justice, a desire to do the right thing, and an awareness of the rights of
other people can be said to have - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅integrtiy
Leadership is especially important at the beginning of a business because - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅start-
up failure rates are high.
A leader should be an expert at his/her job. This demonstrates the leadership characteristic of -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅business knowledge.
, Which of the following is a true statement about emotional intelligence: - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Emotional intelligence can be defined in different ways.
In your new job at the sporting goods store, you encounter an unhappy customer who yells at you.
Immediately, you realize that anger is welling up inside you. This realization demonstrates - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅self-awareness.
As the group leader, Janine needed to address the issue of effective communication, an important part
of which of the following: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅relationship-management
When reviewing your education and experience to help assess strengths and weaknesses, look for -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅patterns
Why is it important to assess personal strengths and weaknesses before interviewing for a job? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Interviewers often ask you to discuss your strengths and weaknesses.
Knowing your strengths and weaknesses can help contribute to improved group performance because -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅groups need members with different strengths to succeed.
Emotional intelligence is especially important today because - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅collaboration is
becoming a standard method of achieving business goals
When we face difficult people, emotional intelligence helps us to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅see the
reasons people behave the way they do.
When assessing strengths and weaknesses, what is wrong with simply saying, "I am a good leader"? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It's not specific
Which of the following tips keeps you from being too hard on yourself when assessing strengths and
weaknesses: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Identify one strength for every weakness
Following directions is important because - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅failing to do so has consequences.
