CAP MITCHELL AWARD LEARN TO LEAD
VOLUME 2 TEST WITH PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADE A+
The first step to creating a learning organization is... - ANSWER
recognizing that an organization is a large system that encompassess
many smaller systems
What is a system? - ANSWER a regularly interacting or interdependent
group of items forming a unified whole
What is personal mastery? What is personal vision? - ANSWER
Personal mastery means approaching ones life as a creative work, living
life from a creative as opposed to reactive viewpoint. Personal vision is
a specific destination of a desired future.
What are two qualities of shared vision - ANSWER risk taking and
courage
What is necessary for a team to begin forming? - ANSWER Alignment
Name the 8 elements of thought - ANSWER Reasoning has a Purpose
Reasoning is an attempt to figure something out
Reasoning is based on assumptions or beleifs that you take for granted
Reasoning has a particular point of view
,Reasoning is based on data, information, and evidence
Reasoning is expressed through and shaped by concepts and ideas
Reasoning contains inferences in which we draw conclusions
Reasoning leads somewhere and has consequences
Name the four modes of thinking and define them - ANSWER Big-
picture thinking - stepping back and taking more in of the problem.
Focused thinking - intensly studying one issue and one issue only
Realistic thinking - seeing the world for how it is
Shared thinking - valuing and inovling the thoughts of others
What are benefits of big-picture thinking? - ANSWER 1. It helps leaders
stay on target.
2. It promotoes teamwork
3. It helps mesh and synthethize their learning
What are the benefits of focused-thinking? - ANSWER It helps the
brain work better
What are the benefits of realistic thinking? - ANSWER They operate in
the real world and therefore are prepared for the curveballs that come
thier way
, What is the biggest obstacle to shared thinking? - ANSWER Emotional
insecurity
What is a logical fallacy? - ANSWER An error of reasoning
Name some of the most common fallacies and define them - ANSWER
Ad hominem - attacking the person instead of the argument
Appeal to authority - misusing the intellectual prowess of an individual
to prove a topic is correct
Post hoc - confusing relation with causation
Appeal to tradition - because the idea is old, its right
Red herring - using irrelevant information to the issue at hand
weak analogy - drawing weak comparison between two concepts
Straw man fallacy - misrepresenting a position
Begging the question - when the conclusion is the same as the premise
False dilemma - falsly presented with limited alternatives
Slippery slope - falsley assuming causation
What is intellectual honesty? - ANSWER It is the acquisition, analysis,
and transmission of ideas
What is creative thinking? - ANSWER creative thinking is concentration
plus imagination
VOLUME 2 TEST WITH PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADE A+
The first step to creating a learning organization is... - ANSWER
recognizing that an organization is a large system that encompassess
many smaller systems
What is a system? - ANSWER a regularly interacting or interdependent
group of items forming a unified whole
What is personal mastery? What is personal vision? - ANSWER
Personal mastery means approaching ones life as a creative work, living
life from a creative as opposed to reactive viewpoint. Personal vision is
a specific destination of a desired future.
What are two qualities of shared vision - ANSWER risk taking and
courage
What is necessary for a team to begin forming? - ANSWER Alignment
Name the 8 elements of thought - ANSWER Reasoning has a Purpose
Reasoning is an attempt to figure something out
Reasoning is based on assumptions or beleifs that you take for granted
Reasoning has a particular point of view
,Reasoning is based on data, information, and evidence
Reasoning is expressed through and shaped by concepts and ideas
Reasoning contains inferences in which we draw conclusions
Reasoning leads somewhere and has consequences
Name the four modes of thinking and define them - ANSWER Big-
picture thinking - stepping back and taking more in of the problem.
Focused thinking - intensly studying one issue and one issue only
Realistic thinking - seeing the world for how it is
Shared thinking - valuing and inovling the thoughts of others
What are benefits of big-picture thinking? - ANSWER 1. It helps leaders
stay on target.
2. It promotoes teamwork
3. It helps mesh and synthethize their learning
What are the benefits of focused-thinking? - ANSWER It helps the
brain work better
What are the benefits of realistic thinking? - ANSWER They operate in
the real world and therefore are prepared for the curveballs that come
thier way
, What is the biggest obstacle to shared thinking? - ANSWER Emotional
insecurity
What is a logical fallacy? - ANSWER An error of reasoning
Name some of the most common fallacies and define them - ANSWER
Ad hominem - attacking the person instead of the argument
Appeal to authority - misusing the intellectual prowess of an individual
to prove a topic is correct
Post hoc - confusing relation with causation
Appeal to tradition - because the idea is old, its right
Red herring - using irrelevant information to the issue at hand
weak analogy - drawing weak comparison between two concepts
Straw man fallacy - misrepresenting a position
Begging the question - when the conclusion is the same as the premise
False dilemma - falsly presented with limited alternatives
Slippery slope - falsley assuming causation
What is intellectual honesty? - ANSWER It is the acquisition, analysis,
and transmission of ideas
What is creative thinking? - ANSWER creative thinking is concentration
plus imagination
