Exam 5: Situational Approach

You recently were promoted to a new position and are very excited,but you have little to no experience with numerous aspects of the new position.According to the situational model,your level of development is

I prefer to use a high level of supportive leader behaviors with all of my followers. Which of my followers will benefit most from my use of these behaviors?

You are the executive director of the local animal humane society. The staff you supervise have been working at the society for more than two years and you have given them consistently excellent performance appraisals at the last two annual reviews.You have noticed lately that they have brought new ideas to you for ways to improve customer service and animal care and that they are excited about helping new staff get accustomed to the workplace.Based on the Situational Leadership® Approach,which leadership style should you exhibit?

A strength of the Situational Leadership® approach is

A leader who gives followers instructions about how and when goals should be achieved and supervises them carefully is using

Which of the following would a leader ask when determining the competence level of a follower?

In the situational approach,leadership style defines directive behaviors as those that help group members in goal achievement via two-way communication.

Situational Leadership® requires the clear recognition of subordinate needs.

You have recently been made a department head of the new regional office.In getting to know your departmental staff,you have noticed that one of your inexperienced employees is not following through on assigned tasks.She is enthused about her new job and wants to get ahead in the organization.Which alternative represents the most effective leadership style?

Followers have different developmental levels with different tasks.Leaders should

A basic assumption of the SLII® is that employees' skills and motivation vary over time. Do you agree? Can you think of any exceptions? Does the SLII® fit all work situations equally well?

You are the executive director of the local animal humane society. A staff member you supervise has been working at the society for about one year.At the annual performance evaluation review,you share that you are pleased to see the employee has mastered both the basic and more difficult tasks of the job.You notice,however,that this employee still lacks the confidence and motivation to take on new tasks.Based on the Situational Leadership® Approach,which leadership style should you exhibit?

If followers are low in competence and high in commitment,a leader should adopt which style?

According to Situational Leadership®,D3 subordinates may be highly skilled but also lack commitment.

Situational Leadership® comprises both directive and supportive dimensions

Which of the following are considered directive behaviors?

The highly committed follower who just has not figured out how to do his job benefits from

I tend to tell my staff what to do and how to do it while I encourage them and ask them for input about the goals of our organization. Which of my followers will benefit most from my use of these behaviors?

You communicate well with your followers by encouraging their work and helping them plan out their daily tasks. Which leader behavioral style are you using?

You are the executive director of the local animal humane society. A staff member you supervise has been working at the society for less than one year.At the six-month,you discuss with this employee that they seem to have mastered the basic tasks of the job but not the more difficult tasks.You have noticed lately that they seem a bit disillusioned about the job and the process of caring for these animals that seem so sad to be in the facility.Based on the Situational Leadership® Approach,which leadership style should you exhibit?