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Coursera 3 - WEEK 1,2,3,4,5,6_ASSESSMENT and Recall
How might we best define the practice of leadership?
A. A high-powered focus on the meta-narrative of organization and business
B. A contemplative, largely solitary, process of strategic decision-making
C. Something very different to administration and management
D. Performing a lot of fragmented and non-routine work at a heavy pace - correct answer ✔✔D
The interpersonal roles of leadership are used to:
A. Authorise activities and handle negotiations
B. Gather, send and provide information
C. Innovate new products and take action during crisis
D. Accomplish objectives, perform rituals and interact with other teams - correct answer ✔✔D
Which personality trait most correlates with leadership?
A. None do
,B. Extraversion
C. Openness to Experience
D. Concientiousness - correct answer ✔✔A
What are the four dimensions of Emotional Intelligence?
A. Self-awareness, social-awareness, self-managment, relationship management
B. Extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness
C. Assertiveness, desire to take charge, energetic determination, goal-driven hard-work
D. Controlling others, competitiveness, confrontational behaviour, seeking status - correct answer ✔✔A
Which of these leadership styles shows a high concern for people?
A. Middle-of-the-road
B. Initiating structure
C. Laissez-faire
D. Country club - correct answer ✔✔D
Why is leadership "more than commonsense' ?
, A. The common sense view of leadership tends over-emphasise charisma, willpower and a clear and
rational thought process
B. It often leads to a distorted picture of reality, in which leaders are heroes guiding lesser mortals
through the travails of organisational strategy and execution
C. It can result in passivity in followers - an interpretation of a world in which some are born to lead and
others born to follow
D. Most of the long-term ideas about leadership have scientifically been proven to be wrong - correct
answer ✔✔A,B,C
Why can it be difficult to pursue Evidence-Based Leadership?
A. Leadership is the natural preserve of great people, not something that can be taught or developed
B. Businesses are characterized by the belief that the particulars of their organization are special and
unique
C. It can threaten managers' personal freedom to run their organizations as they see fit.
D. Research evidence is not the central focus of study for many business students, MBAs, or executive
education programs - correct answer ✔✔B,C,D
If you were to design a perfect leader, what qualities would they have?
A. High extraversion, moderate agreeableness, openness to experience and conscientiousness
B. A high need for power, a moderate need for achievement and a low need for affiliation
C. High cognitive ability and deep integrity
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