LHRD 3723: WEEK 8 EXAM QUESTIONS
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Vision - ANS In the context of leadership, a _____ is a mental model of an ideal future state.
It offers a picture of what could be.
Visions - ANS _____ imply change and can challenge people to reach a higher standard of
excellence.
purpose - ANS At the same time, a vision is like a guiding philosophy that provides people
with meaning and _____.
mission - ANS A _____ is how to get there. It is what people do in order to achieve the vision.
long-term - ANS A leader's challenge is to develop a _____ vision that organizational
members can share, of the future they seek to create together.
entrenched mental models - ANS Peter Senge suggests that leaders sometimes carry with
them "_____" that limit their ability to see new possibilities in their environments. These could
be assumptions about the nature of people, organizational politics, attitudes toward risk-taking,
or any number of fixed ideas.
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, influences; react - ANS Although this picture of a possible future may not always be crystal
clear, the vision itself plays a major role in how the leader _____ others and how others _____
to his or her leadership.
training; development - ANS Vision plays a prominent role in _____ and _____ literature.
begin with the end in mind - ANS Covey suggested that vision is one of seven habits of highly
effective people. He argued that effective people "_____"; that they have a deep understanding
of their goals, values, and mission in life; and that this understanding is the basis for everything
they do.
exemplary - ANS Kouzes and Posner, whose Leadership Practices Inventory is a widely used
leadership assessment instrument, identified vision as one of the five practices of _____
leadership.
transformational leadership theory - ANS In _____, vision is identified as one of the four
major factors that account for extraordinary leadership performance.
charismatic leadership theories; Charismatic - ANS In _____, vision is highlighted as a key to
organizational change. _____ leaders create change by linking their vision and its values to the
self-concept of followers.
visionary leadership theories - ANS Some theories are actually titled _____ because vision is
their defining characteristic of leadership.
- a picture
- a change
- values
- a map
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
Vision - ANS In the context of leadership, a _____ is a mental model of an ideal future state.
It offers a picture of what could be.
Visions - ANS _____ imply change and can challenge people to reach a higher standard of
excellence.
purpose - ANS At the same time, a vision is like a guiding philosophy that provides people
with meaning and _____.
mission - ANS A _____ is how to get there. It is what people do in order to achieve the vision.
long-term - ANS A leader's challenge is to develop a _____ vision that organizational
members can share, of the future they seek to create together.
entrenched mental models - ANS Peter Senge suggests that leaders sometimes carry with
them "_____" that limit their ability to see new possibilities in their environments. These could
be assumptions about the nature of people, organizational politics, attitudes toward risk-taking,
or any number of fixed ideas.
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, influences; react - ANS Although this picture of a possible future may not always be crystal
clear, the vision itself plays a major role in how the leader _____ others and how others _____
to his or her leadership.
training; development - ANS Vision plays a prominent role in _____ and _____ literature.
begin with the end in mind - ANS Covey suggested that vision is one of seven habits of highly
effective people. He argued that effective people "_____"; that they have a deep understanding
of their goals, values, and mission in life; and that this understanding is the basis for everything
they do.
exemplary - ANS Kouzes and Posner, whose Leadership Practices Inventory is a widely used
leadership assessment instrument, identified vision as one of the five practices of _____
leadership.
transformational leadership theory - ANS In _____, vision is identified as one of the four
major factors that account for extraordinary leadership performance.
charismatic leadership theories; Charismatic - ANS In _____, vision is highlighted as a key to
organizational change. _____ leaders create change by linking their vision and its values to the
self-concept of followers.
visionary leadership theories - ANS Some theories are actually titled _____ because vision is
their defining characteristic of leadership.
- a picture
- a change
- values
- a map
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