DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP EXAM 2

DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP EXAM 2

1.vfWhatvfisvfsituationalvfleadership?vf-vfanswer---
depictsvfthatvfleadershipvfisvfmadevfupvfofvfavfdirectivevfandvfsupportivevfside,vfasvfwellvfasvfe
achvfmustvfbevfappliedvfcorrectlyvftovfavfgivenvfsituation
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itvfdemandsvfleadersvfmatchvftheirvfstylesvftovfthevfcompetencevfandvfcommitmentvfofvftheirv
ffollowers



Whatvfarevfthevfcharacteristicsvfofvfthevffourvfcategoriesvfofvfdirectivevfandvfsupportivevfbeh
aviors?vf-vfanswer---directing-
vf-focusesvfonvfcommunication/goal vfachievement,vfandvfdedicatesvflessvftimevftovfusingvf

vfsupportivevfbehaviors

vf-highvfdirective-lowvfsupportive

vf-coaching-

vf-stressesvfcommunicationvfonvfachievingvfgoalsvfandvfmeetingvfthevfneedsvfofvffollowers

vfsocioemotionallyvf

vf-highvfdirective-highvfsupportive

vf-supporting-

vf-doesn'tvffocusvfsolelyvfonvfgoalsvfbutvfusesvfsupportivevfbehaviorsvfthatvfbringvfoutvf

vffollowers'vfskillsvf

vf-lowvfdirective-highvfsupportive

vf-delegating-vf

vf-lowvfdirective-lowvfsupportive

vf-offervflessvfgoalvfinputvfandvfsocialvfsupport,vfpushvffollowers'vfandvfdirectvfthemvftowardsvf

vfthevfoverallvfgoal



3.vfWhatvfarevfthevfcharacteristicsvfofvfthevffourvflevelsvfbyvfwhichvfemployeevfdevelopmentv
fcanvfbevfclassified?vf-vfanswer--D4-highvfcompetence=highvfcommitment

D3-moderatevftovfhighvfcompetence=variablevfcommitment
D2-lowvftovfsomevfcompetence=lowvfcommitment
D1-lowvfcompetence=highvfcommitment

4.vfHowvfcanvfavfleadervfbestvfdeterminevfthevfdevelopmentalvflevelvfofvffollowers?vf-
vfanswer--a.vfLeadersvfreflectvfthemselvesvfonvfsituation:

vfAskvfquestionsvflike:

vf-Whatvfgoalvfarevffollowersvfbeingvfaskedvftovfachieve

vf-howvfcomplexvfisvfthevfgoal

vf-arevfthevffollowersvfsufficientlyvfskilledvftovfaccomplishvfthevfgoal

vf-dovftheyvfhavevfthevfdesirevftovfcompletevfthevfjobvfoncevftheyvfstartvfit

**answersvftovfthesevfhelpvfleadersvfpickvfthevfrightvfdevelopmentvflevelvfthatvftheirvffollower
svfarevfusing

5.vfWhyvfshouldvfdevelopmentalvflevelsvfnotvfbevfusedvftovflabelvffollowers?vf-vfanswer--
Theyvfarevfmeantvftovfbevfgoalvfspecificvfandvftheyvfdescribevfcommitmentvfandvfcompeten

, cevflevelsvfandvfcombinationsvfwhichvftherevfisvfalsovftoovfmuchvfroomvfforvffluctuationvf**de
velopmentalvflevelsvfshouldvfnotvfbevfusedvftovflabelvffollowers'vfbecausevfitvfisvfavfcontinuu
mvfandvfwillvfshiftvfalongvfitvfbasedvfonvfthevftaskvfandvftheirvflevelvfofvfexperience**

6.vfHowvfdoesvfthevfdevelopmentalvfcontinuumvfwork?vf-vfanswer--
Showsvfwhethervfavfpersonvfhasvfmasteredvfthevfskillsvfneededvftovfcompletevfavfgoalvfandvfi
fvfavfpersonvfhasvfavfpositivevfattitudevfaboutvfitvfasvfwell,vffollowersvfmovevfforwardvfandvfba
ckwardvfwhichvfrepresentsvfthevfrelativevfcompetencevfandvfcommitmentvfofvffollowers.vfL
eadersvfneedvftovfdeterminevfwherevffollowersvfarevfonvfthevfdevelopmentvflevel,vfandvfthen
vfadaptvftheirvfstylevftovfthatvfdetermination.



7.vfInvfthevfSLIIvfModel,vfwhyvfdoesvfcommitmentvfgovfdownvfforvfD3vfsubordinates?vf-
vfanswer--

***D3vffollowersvfpossessvfthevfnecessaryvfskillsvftovfachievevfthevfgivenvfgoals.vfTheirvfco
mmitmentvfhowever,vfsuffersvffromvfavflackvfofvfconfidencevfinvftheirvfownvfabilityvftovfsucces
sfullyvfcompletevfsetvftasksvfbyvfthemselves.***

8.vfExplainvfwhyvfitvfmightvfbevfdifficultvfforvfsomevfleadersvftovfexhibitvfStylevf4vfleadership.vf-
vfanswer--**Lowvfsupportive-

lowvfdirectivevfleadershipvfstylevfalsovfknownvfasvfavfDelegatingvfapproachvfrequiresvfsever
alvfcomponentsvfuniquevffromvfthevfothervfstyles.vfS4vfleadersvflimitvfbothvfgoalvfinputvfandvf
socialvfsupport,vffocusingvfinsteadvfonvffacilitatingvffollowers'vfconfidencevfandvfmotivation
vfinvfreferencevftovfthevfgoal.vfInvfessence,vfthevfleadervfloosensvftheirvfholdvfonvfthevfentiretyv

fofvfthevfprocess,vfincludingvfplanning,vfcontrolvfofvfdetails,vfandvfgoalvfclarificationvfandvfallo

wsvftheirvffollowersvftovftakevfgreatervfcontrolvfinvfhowvftheyvfreachvftheirvfgoals.vfThisvfformvf
ofvfleadershipvfmayvfbevfdifficultvfifvfthevfleadervfisvfpartialvftovfmorevfcontrollingvfandvforvfstru
cturedvftechniques,vforvfifvftheyvfarevflessvfinclinedvftovftrustvftheirvffollowers.

9.vfWhatvfarevfthevfstrengthsvfofvfthevfsituationalvfapproach?vf-vfanswer---
Longvfhistoryvfofvfusefulnessvfinvfmarketplace
-Practical
-Perspectivevfvalue
-Emphasizesvfleadervfflexibilityvf
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Remindsvfusvftovftreatvfeachvffollowervfdifferentlyvfbasedvfonvfthevfgoalvfatvfhandvfandvftovfse
ekvfopportunitiesvftovfhelpvffollowersvflearnvfnewvfskillsvfandvfbecomevfmorevfconfidentvfinvft
heirvfwork

10.vfWhatvfarevfthevfcriticismsvfofvfthevfsituationalvfapproach?vf-vfanswer---
Fewvfresearchvfstudiesvfhavevfbeenvfdonevftovfjustifyvfassumptionsvfandvfpropositionsvfsetv
fforthvfbyvfthevfapproach

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Concernsvfthevfambiguousvfconceptualizationvfinvfmodelvfofvffollowers'vfdevelopmentvflev
els
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Doesn'tvfexplainvftheoreticalvfbasisvfforvfchangesvfinvfcompositionsvfofvfeachvfdevelopmen
tvflevel
-Failsvftovfaccountvfforvfdemographicvfcharacteristicsvfinfluencevfleaders