LDR 302S ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+ PREMIUM RESOURCE
●● Describe methods that SNCOs can use to help facilitate a positive
culture in an organization.
Answer: Leader training and development- The means of addressing
toxic, counterproductive leadership cannot be limited to punishment,
removal, and dismissal nor individualistic character development.
Leaders need skills in demonstrating and promoting resect among team
members
Leader assessment- Since toxic leaders are experts in appearances, they
tend to benefit from the biased performance evaluation system.
Supervisory leaders need skills in identifying toxic behaviors,
confronting subordinates, and coaching soldiers in healthy leadership
Organizational culture and policies- The purpose of the military
departments' core values is to clarify expectations and behaviors as a
means of addressing toxic leadership. the military departments need to
reinforce a culture that truly reflects the highest standards of values-
based behavior. Tis means that members not only refrain from
disrespecting each other but that they also demonstrate the highest resect
for each other; that they not only give the appearance of selfless service
as they pursue personal benefits but that they also serve to empower
, others' success, even if they receive nothing in return; and that they also
hold each other accountable.
●● Identify conditions in which toxic behaviors can manifest themselves
in an organization.
Answer: An organization experiences toxicity because its culture,
policies, and systems create the conditions for tolerating and enabling
uncivil behaviors.
Typically, an organization identifies the problem only as the toxic
individual, overlooking the environmental factors in its culture, policies,
and systems that are creating the conditions for the toxicity to flourish.
Leaders often take a strong stance against incivility yet respond to
allegations of workplace toxicity with surprise, denial, excuses, and
disbelief.
A leader may be aware of but willing to tolerate toxic behaviors due to
the personal or professional benefits resulting from the toxic person's
short-term factual or perceived productivity.
Many times, an organization does not know how to deal with a toxic
person and either reassigns or isolates and reallocates the toxic person's
responsibilities to other, already overworked personnel, none of which
actions address the behavior. Or, as is often the case, the toxic person is
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+ PREMIUM RESOURCE
●● Describe methods that SNCOs can use to help facilitate a positive
culture in an organization.
Answer: Leader training and development- The means of addressing
toxic, counterproductive leadership cannot be limited to punishment,
removal, and dismissal nor individualistic character development.
Leaders need skills in demonstrating and promoting resect among team
members
Leader assessment- Since toxic leaders are experts in appearances, they
tend to benefit from the biased performance evaluation system.
Supervisory leaders need skills in identifying toxic behaviors,
confronting subordinates, and coaching soldiers in healthy leadership
Organizational culture and policies- The purpose of the military
departments' core values is to clarify expectations and behaviors as a
means of addressing toxic leadership. the military departments need to
reinforce a culture that truly reflects the highest standards of values-
based behavior. Tis means that members not only refrain from
disrespecting each other but that they also demonstrate the highest resect
for each other; that they not only give the appearance of selfless service
as they pursue personal benefits but that they also serve to empower
, others' success, even if they receive nothing in return; and that they also
hold each other accountable.
●● Identify conditions in which toxic behaviors can manifest themselves
in an organization.
Answer: An organization experiences toxicity because its culture,
policies, and systems create the conditions for tolerating and enabling
uncivil behaviors.
Typically, an organization identifies the problem only as the toxic
individual, overlooking the environmental factors in its culture, policies,
and systems that are creating the conditions for the toxicity to flourish.
Leaders often take a strong stance against incivility yet respond to
allegations of workplace toxicity with surprise, denial, excuses, and
disbelief.
A leader may be aware of but willing to tolerate toxic behaviors due to
the personal or professional benefits resulting from the toxic person's
short-term factual or perceived productivity.
Many times, an organization does not know how to deal with a toxic
person and either reassigns or isolates and reallocates the toxic person's
responsibilities to other, already overworked personnel, none of which
actions address the behavior. Or, as is often the case, the toxic person is
