Exam 10: Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager

In terms of commonly traded organizational currencies, vision, excellence, and ethical correctness are part of ______ related currencies.

One problem new project managers experience is that it takes time to establish a sense of character and competency.

The higher the degree of uncertainty encountered on a project, the more management is required.

In terms of commonly traded organizational currencies, acceptance, personal support, and understanding are part of _______ related currencies.

In a survey of project managers, more than 81 percent reported that they encounter ethical issues in their work.

In a survey of project managers, approximately what percentage reported that they encountered ethical issues in their work?

Perhaps the most powerful form of organization currency is based upon ________.

The traits of successful project managers include all of the following except:

The difference between project management and project leadership is that project management includes:

Management is about coping with complexity; ________ is about coping with change.

One advantage of creating a dedicated project team is that it reduces dependencies, especially within the organization.

"All the eight traits of being a good project manager can be trained." Agree or Disagree and support your conclusion.

In the organizational currency of _______ related influence comes directly from the project manager's ability to contribute to others accomplishing their work.

Groups such as human resources, information systems, purchasing agents, and maintenance are typically classified as:

One of the things that distinguish project management from regular management is the sheer breadth and complexity of the relationships that need to be managed.

Strong leadership, while usually desirable, is not always necessary to successfully.

The first step to building a social network is identifying those on whom the project depends for success.

"Guard" activities, as defined by Ancona and Caldwell, are aimed at representing the project team to others and protecting the team from interference.

Which of the following is not one of the aspects of leading by example?

In the Research Highlight, Ancona and Caldwell identified key patterns of activity which contribute to creating a high performance team.Which of the following is not one of those?