WGU C203 CH. 15 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & SUCCESSION EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED
CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Self-Awareness - Answers Insightfully processing feedback about oneself to improve personal
effectiveness.
Single-loop learning - Answers A situation in which learners seek minimum feedback that might
substantially confront their basic ideas or actions.
Double-loop learning - Answers An in-depth style of learning that occurs when people use feedback
to confront the validity of the goal or the values implicit in the situation.
A promising area of self-awareness is for leaders to recognize their standing on two key dimensions of
leadership: - Answers forceful versus enabling, and strategy versus operational.
self-discipline - Answers The ability to mobilize one's efforts to stay focused on attaining an important
goal. Self-discipline plays an important role in the continuous monitoring of one's behavior to ensure
that needed self-development occurs.
Three important life and work experiences that contribute to leadership development: - Answers
Education, experience as a leader, and mentoring.
Education (Leadership Development) - Answers Most high-level leaders are intelligent, well-informed
people who gather knowledge throughout their career. The knowledge that accrues from formal
education and self-study provides them with information for innovative problem solving. Being
intellectually alert also helps them exert influence through logical persuasion.
Experience (Leadership Development) - Answers The best experiences for leadership development
are those that realistically challenge the manager. An important part of capitalizing on challenging
experiences is for the leader/manager to be given leeway in how to resolve the problem. Two
important aspects of leadership experience are work associates and the task itself (such as a complex
and ambiguous assignment). An extreme approach to developing leadership skills is to be assigned
responsibility for an area in which you lack the appropriate skills or knowledge of the business.
Mentoring (Leadership Development) - Answers Can serve as a model for effective (or ineffective)
leadership. Having more than one mentor is helpful because a mentoring relationship can fail.
Mentor - Answers A more experienced person who develops a protégé's abilities through tutoring,
coaching, guidance, and emotional support.
Behaviors/Characteristics of Good Mentors: - Answers •Highly credible, and whose integrity shows
through whether the message delivered is positive or negative
•If necessary, will tell you things you do not want to hear, but listens to you
•Interacts with you in a way that makes you want to improve your effectiveness
•Makes you feel secure enough to be willing to take risks
•Helps boost your self-confidence enough to put aside your inner doubts and fears
•Encourages you to set stretch goals for yourself
•Presents opportunities and points to challenges you might not have seen on your own
Feedback Intensive Development Programs (Leadership Development): - Answers Help leaders
develop by seeing more clearly their patterns of behavior, the reasons for such behaviors, and the
impact of these behaviors and attitudes on their effectiveness.
Skill Training (Leadership Development) - Answers Skill training in leadership development involves
acquiring abilities and techniques that can be converted into action. Such training involves a
considerable element of how to.
Five methods of skill-based training are: - Answers lecture, case study, role play, behavior role
modeling, and simulations. During simulations, participants play the role of company leaders and
devise solutions to problems. Feedback on performance is provided.
Standard University Approach (Leadership Development) (Conceptual) - Answers Equip people with a
conceptual understanding of leadership. The concepts can be applied to leadership situations.
Personal Growth Experiences (Leadership Development) - Answers Assumes that leaders are deeply
in touch with their personal dreams and talents and will act to fulfill them. Another emphasis in these
programs is learning who you need to be.
Socialization Programs (Leadership Development) - Answers From the company standpoint, an
essential type of leadership development is becoming socialized in the company vision and values.
Action Learning (Leadership Development) - Answers A directly practical approach to leadership
development and may be directed at areas outside the participant's expertise.
CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Self-Awareness - Answers Insightfully processing feedback about oneself to improve personal
effectiveness.
Single-loop learning - Answers A situation in which learners seek minimum feedback that might
substantially confront their basic ideas or actions.
Double-loop learning - Answers An in-depth style of learning that occurs when people use feedback
to confront the validity of the goal or the values implicit in the situation.
A promising area of self-awareness is for leaders to recognize their standing on two key dimensions of
leadership: - Answers forceful versus enabling, and strategy versus operational.
self-discipline - Answers The ability to mobilize one's efforts to stay focused on attaining an important
goal. Self-discipline plays an important role in the continuous monitoring of one's behavior to ensure
that needed self-development occurs.
Three important life and work experiences that contribute to leadership development: - Answers
Education, experience as a leader, and mentoring.
Education (Leadership Development) - Answers Most high-level leaders are intelligent, well-informed
people who gather knowledge throughout their career. The knowledge that accrues from formal
education and self-study provides them with information for innovative problem solving. Being
intellectually alert also helps them exert influence through logical persuasion.
Experience (Leadership Development) - Answers The best experiences for leadership development
are those that realistically challenge the manager. An important part of capitalizing on challenging
experiences is for the leader/manager to be given leeway in how to resolve the problem. Two
important aspects of leadership experience are work associates and the task itself (such as a complex
and ambiguous assignment). An extreme approach to developing leadership skills is to be assigned
responsibility for an area in which you lack the appropriate skills or knowledge of the business.
Mentoring (Leadership Development) - Answers Can serve as a model for effective (or ineffective)
leadership. Having more than one mentor is helpful because a mentoring relationship can fail.
Mentor - Answers A more experienced person who develops a protégé's abilities through tutoring,
coaching, guidance, and emotional support.
Behaviors/Characteristics of Good Mentors: - Answers •Highly credible, and whose integrity shows
through whether the message delivered is positive or negative
•If necessary, will tell you things you do not want to hear, but listens to you
•Interacts with you in a way that makes you want to improve your effectiveness
•Makes you feel secure enough to be willing to take risks
•Helps boost your self-confidence enough to put aside your inner doubts and fears
•Encourages you to set stretch goals for yourself
•Presents opportunities and points to challenges you might not have seen on your own
Feedback Intensive Development Programs (Leadership Development): - Answers Help leaders
develop by seeing more clearly their patterns of behavior, the reasons for such behaviors, and the
impact of these behaviors and attitudes on their effectiveness.
Skill Training (Leadership Development) - Answers Skill training in leadership development involves
acquiring abilities and techniques that can be converted into action. Such training involves a
considerable element of how to.
Five methods of skill-based training are: - Answers lecture, case study, role play, behavior role
modeling, and simulations. During simulations, participants play the role of company leaders and
devise solutions to problems. Feedback on performance is provided.
Standard University Approach (Leadership Development) (Conceptual) - Answers Equip people with a
conceptual understanding of leadership. The concepts can be applied to leadership situations.
Personal Growth Experiences (Leadership Development) - Answers Assumes that leaders are deeply
in touch with their personal dreams and talents and will act to fulfill them. Another emphasis in these
programs is learning who you need to be.
Socialization Programs (Leadership Development) - Answers From the company standpoint, an
essential type of leadership development is becoming socialized in the company vision and values.
Action Learning (Leadership Development) - Answers A directly practical approach to leadership
development and may be directed at areas outside the participant's expertise.
