Exam 14: Developing Leadership Skills

Useful feedback about a manager's behavior ________.

In a feedback program, managers receive information about their skills or behavior from standardized questionnaires filled out by other people, including all of the following EXCEPT ________.

Self-development may include diagnosing learning needs and identifying self-help techniques that are relevant and available.

How does gender affect the availability of special assignments and mentoring opportunities?

Formal training programs provide most of the skill needed for effective leadership by managers.

The research on consequences of mentoring indicates that ________.

Which is an example of a formal training activity?

360-degree feedback programs ________.

Which of the following was NOT recommended for an integrated approach to management development in companies?

Ratings are more likely to be accurate if ________.

Coaching and mentoring can be used in conjunction with special assignments to help managers interpret their experiences and learn new skills.

A manager who does not understand the importance of coaching and mentoring is unlikely to provide much of it to subordinates.

A variety of challenges can also be designed into ________.

Large-scale business games and simulations emphasize interpersonal skills much more than cognitive skills or decision making.

Define the term "learning climate." What can organizations do to create and support a healthy learning climate?

Which of the following was NOT a suggested guideline for effective training?

The set of individual attributes that accelerate leader development have been called ________.

Which is a desirable feature for a training program?

Rotating managers among positions in different functional subunits of the organization ________.

Which developmental method is MOST useful for helping managers to understand their inner feelings and values?