Exam 2: Stepping in and Out of the Shadows

Toxic leaders tend to focus on ______ needs.

In the ______ , destructive leadership is not only the product of toxic leaders, but of two additional forces: susceptible followers and conducive environments.

According to many ethicists, ______ is key to ethical behavior and works hand in hand with moral reasoning in the decision-making process.

Name the three indicators of leader selfishness.

Which item was not identified as an element for the signs of selfishness?

______ are self-absorbed and overestimate their abilities.

A leader submits a false expense report, thinking he deserves the extra money because of his importance to the company. He is demonstrating which type of faulty assumption?

Followers may unintentionally cast shadows because they lack the necessary knowledge, skills, and experience.

Theories about how the world operates are assumptions that have to do with determining the consequences of choices, judging risks, and identifying causes.

Define moral imagination and explain how it can be inactive or overactive.

Moral justification involves comparing unethical or criminal acts with even worse activities, thus making them appear more tolerable.

Conformity is a problem for many small groups.

Machiavellians are skilled at manipulating others.