A major reason that leadership talent can be developed is that it involves
Behaviors that can be translated into doable tasks
After receiving negative feedback about her company, the CEO showed double-loop learning by saying
Maybe we are not in the right business
The opposite end of the leadership dimension forceful is
Enabling
Keith is a lopsided leader, so he best fits the category of being too
Operational and too enabling
Self-discipline plays an important role in leadership development because
Many forms of personal development require self-discipline
According to Richard Branson, the top executive of Virgin Atlantic, the best developer of a leader is
Failure
An important way for leaders to capitalize on challenging experiences is for them to be given
Leeway in choosing how to resolve the problem
To achieve multifunctional managerial development, a leader would have to
Gain experience in various organizational units
A major purpose of assigning managers to cross-functional teams to work on an important problem is to
Give them experience in working with other disciplines
A distinguishing characteristic of a mentoring relationship is that
An emotional relationship exists between the mentor and the protege
To use the shadowing form of mentoring, the protege
Follows the mentor around for a stated period of time
Online mentoring works by essentially
Matching mentors and mentored employees via websites
The support in a feedback-intensive management development program relates to
Helping participants cope with the challenge of receiving feedback.
A key element of behavioral role modeling involves
Role-playing behavior that they learner has observed
Multiple online role playing fantasy games are now in use in leadership development as a type of
Simulation
A major aim of the socializing approach to leadership development is for participants
Understand and accept the company vision and values
Shay works for Price water house Coopers where she participates in action learning for leadership development. Shay is therefore
Sent abroad to work on a volunteer project
Executive coaching can be part of leadership development because
Managers receive advice and encouragement about leadership skills.
The purpose of psychotherapy as leadership development is to
Overcome emotional problems that could be blocking leadership development
An important approach to succession planning is to
Develop enough strong leaders throughout the company
A strongly recommended approach for the board to use in choosing a new CEO is for the board members to
Have direct and extensive contact with the candidates
It has been observed that when a founder leaves a business
The business often experiences considerable trauma.
Cindy is hired to replace a well-liked leader. As a result Cindy is likely to
Have some difficulty exerting her authority
Developing a pool of leadership successors combines evaluating potential with giving high-potential candidates the
Right type of developmental experiences
Gary gets promoted to the CEO position partly because he is perceived to be an inside-outside leader, meaning that he
Has experience at the company but also has an outside perspective
Brenda has just assumed her first leadership position at her company. She is likely to face 3 challenges
1. Uncertainty over how much time to spend leading versus doing individual tasks
2. Overcoming the resentment of people who wanted her position
3. Building relationships and fostering teamwork quickly enough
Because individual differences exist among leaders, before conducting a leadership development and training program, first
Conduct a needs analysis.