Questions

a) New technologies disrupt the workforce as they make portions of jobs (or entire jobs) unnecessary. This is an example of what challenge in leadership?

Options

1. social media

2. dispersed workforce

3. industry disruption

4. new technology

b) Why is the ability to move between conceptualizing about big picture ideas while also taking into consideration minuscule details an important skill for leader-managers?

Options

1. They need to have the ability to bounce between big picture ideas and minuscule details.

2. They command leadership and delegate management.

3. They provide vision for their teams and then manage.

4. The have great ideas and then execute them on their own.

c) What condition contributed to the idea that leadership qualities were something one was born with?

Options

1. Many leaders were often war heroes

2. Almost always, a man emerged to lead us through our most difficult moments in history

3. Many leaders seemed to be divinely chosen, as in the case of monarchs

4. Very few people of lower social status had the opportunity to lead

d) Which of the following is a positive result of a mentor/mentee relationship?

Options

1. New employees are required to be mentees.

2. Mentees lack the power to advocate for promotions and salary increases

3. Mentors are more likely to quit their jobs because the task provides additional motivation and engagement.

4. Mentors gain access to the attitudes and sentiments of the lower levels of the organization.