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1. Then leadershipn processnisn ann influencenrelationship namongnleadersn andnfollowersnwho nintend nrealnchangesn and noutcomesnt
hatn reflectn theirn shared n purposes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Then leadershipnprocessnisnanninfluencenrelationshipnamongnleadersnandnfollowersnwhonintend nr
ealn changesn and n outcomesn thatn reflectn theirn shared n purposes.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p.n 5
QUESTIONn TYPE: Truen /n False
HAS n VARIABLES: False
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVES: 1.1 n -
n Explain nthe nfulln meaningnofn leadershipnandn seenthenleadership npotentialn innyourselfnand nothers

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NATIONALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -nBUSPROG:n Reflective n Thinking
STATEn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n AKn -n DISC:n Motivation n Conceptsn -n DISC:n Environmentaln Influence
TOPICS: 1-1 n Why n Wen Need n Leadership
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s:n Knowledge

2. Leadership n isn an peoplen activity.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Leadershipnisnanpeoplenactivitynandnisndistrictnfromnadministrationn paperworknorn planningnacti
vities.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p.n 5
QUESTIONn TYPE: Truen /n False
HAS n VARIABLES: False
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVES: 1.1 n -
n Explain nthe nfulln meaningnofn leadershipnandnseenthenleadership npotentialn innyourselfnand nother

s.
NATIONALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -nBUSPROG:n Reflective n Thinking
STATEn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n AKn -n DISC:n Leadership n Principles
TOPICS: 1-1 n Why n Wen Need n Leadership
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s:n Comprehension

3. An sharednmindsetnthatnrepresentsnanfundamentalnway nofnthinkingnabout,n perceiving,nand nunderstandingnthenworldn isn
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,called n an n emergentn leader.




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, a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Paradigmn isnansharednmindsetnthatnrepresentsn anfundamentaln waynofnthinkingnabout,nperceiving
,n and n understandingn then world.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p.n 7
QUESTIONn TYPE: Truen /n False
HAS n VARIABLES: False
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVES: 1.2 n -nDescribenthenfivenfundamentaln transformationsnfacingn today‘snleadersnand n organizations.
NATIONALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -nBUSPROG:n Moderaten -nBUSPROG:n Reflective n Thinking
STATEn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n AKn -n DISC:n Motivation n Conceptsn -n DISC:n Environmentaln Influence
TOPICS: 1-2 n Then Newn Reality n forn Leaders
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s:n Knowledge

4. Leadersn today n mustn keep n thingsn runningn on n an steady,n even n keeln forn then organization n to n ben successful.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: In n then past,nmany nleadersnassumednthatnifnthey ncouldnjustn keepn thingsn runningnonnansteady,n eve
n n keel,n then organization n would n ben successful.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p.n 10
QUESTIONn TYPE: Truen /n False
HAS n VARIABLES: False
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVES: 1.2 n -nDescribenthenfivenfundamentaln transformationsnfacingn today‘snleadersnand n organizations.
NATIONALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -nBUSPROG:n Reflective n Thinking
STATEn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n AKn -n DISC:n Motivation n Conceptsn -n DISC:n Environmentaln Influence
TOPICS: 1-2 n Then Newn Reality n forn Leaders
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s:n Comprehension

5. Anleadership nprinciplesn adopted nfromnthen―Codenof nthenWest‖n isntakingnpridenin nyourn work.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Then Cowboy nCodenornthenCodenofnthenWestnarenbasicnvaluesnthatnprovided nan ninformalncodenof
n conductnforn pioneersn settlingn thenwesternnAmericannfrontiernhave nbeen ndistilledn inton ten nprinc

iplesn thatn may n stilln ben applicable n to n leaders.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: p.n 13
QUESTIONn TYPE: Truen /n False
HAS n VARIABLES: False
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVES: 1.2 n -nDescribenthenfivenfundamentaln transformationsnfacingn today‘snleadersnand n organizations.
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, NATIONALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -nBUSPROG:n Reflective n Thinking
STATEn STANDARDS: United n Statesn-nAKn -nDISC:nLeadership n Principles
TOPICS: 1-2 n Then Newn Reality n forn Leaders
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s:n Comprehension

6. Derailed n managersnarensuccessfulnpeoplenwhon excelled ninnanfunctionaln areanand nwerenexpectedn tongo nfar,nbutntheynr
eached n an plateau,n weren fired,n orn weren forced n to n retiren early.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Derailmentnrefersntonanphenomenon ninnorganizationsnin nwhich nanmanagernwithnannimpressive ntr
ack n recordn reachesn an certain nleveln butn goesnoffn tracknandn can‘tnadvancen becausen ofnanmismatch
n betweenn jobn needsnand nthe nmanager‘sn personaln skills nandn qualities. nDerailed nmanagersn are n su

ccessfuln peoplenwhon excelled ninn anfunctionalnareanandn werenexpected nton gon far,nbutntheyn reache
d n an plateau,n weren fired,n orn weren forced n to n retiren early.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p.n 25
QUESTIONn TYPE: Truen /n False
HAS n VARIABLES: False
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVES: 1-5 n -
n Identify nthe nprimarynreasons nforn leadershipnderailmentnandnthennewnparadigmnskillsnthatn cann h

elp n you n avoid n it.
NATIONALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n BUSPROG:n Analytic n -n Technology
STATEn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n AKn -n DISC:n Motivation n Conceptsn -n DISC:n Environmentaln Influence
TOPICS: 1-5 n Leadership n Can n Ben Learned
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s:n Comprehension

7. An n examplenofn anLeveln5nleadernisnSatyanNadella,n CEOnofnMicrosoft,nwho ntransformedn thenorganization‘snleadernmindsetnf
romnan ―know-it-all‖n to n an ―learn-it-all.‖
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Satyan Nadella,nCEOnofnMicrosoft,nwhonjoinedninn 1992natnthenagen ofn25 nandnwasnrelativelynu
nknown,n moved n to n transform n Microsoftn leadersn formn an know-it-all‖n to n an ―learn-it-
all‖n mindset.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: p.n 14
QUESTIONn TYPE: Truen /n False
HAS n VARIABLES: False
LEARNINGn OBJECTIVES: 1-n 2 n -
n Describenthenfivenfundamentalntransformations nfacingn today‘snleaders nand n organizations.


NATIONALn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n BUSPROG:n Analytic n -n Technology
STATEn STANDARDS: United n Statesn -n AKn -n DISC:n Motivation n Conceptsn -n DISC:n Environmentaln Influence
TOPICS: 1-2 n Then Newn Reality n forn Leaders
KEYWORDS: Bloom‘s:n Knowledge

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