Ch3 - Leading Full Test Bank

Chapter 03 - Leading

Test Bank

Type: matching question

Title: Chapter 03 Question 1

01) ‘Memes’ of leadership:

Feedback: Warrior. This meme has obvious military connotations in which the successful leader wins the “war” against the competition or adversity. It is very much a model of the “leader as hero” and is widespread in the more sensational management literature. Traits associated with this meme are courage, honour, and cunning.

Problem-solver. In this meme, the leader is the one who generates wise solutions to difficult problems that others cannot solve. Traits associated with this meme include wisdom, integrity, and tenacity.

Politician. Many leaders are seen as great communicators and this meme emphasizes those who can mobilize large groups, particularly through their oratory and example. Traits associated with this meme include charisma, oratory, and diplomacy.

Teacher. This meme is traditionally associated with religious leaders but is now widely associated with the contemporary styles of leadership recommended in many management texts. Traits associate with this meme include humility, authenticity, and empathy.

A-head reference: 3.1

a. Teacher = Many leaders are seen as great communicators and this meme emphasizes those who can mobilize large groups, particularly through their oratory and example. Traits associated with this meme include charisma, oratory, and diplomacy.

b. Problem-solver = This meme has obvious military connotations in which the successful leader wins the “war” against the competition or adversity. It is very much a model of the “leader as hero” and is widespread in the more sensational management literature. Traits associated with this meme are courage, honour, and cunning

c. Warrior = This meme is traditionally associated with religious leaders but is now widely associated with the contemporary styles of leadership recommended in many management texts. Traits associate with this meme include humility, authenticity, and empathy

d. Politician = In this meme, the leader is the one who generates wise solutions to difficult problems that others cannot solve. Traits associated with this meme include wisdom, integrity, and tenacity.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 Question 2

02) The process by which we organize future-oriented action by visions of future states in which an action always has the nature of a project:

a. Creating

b. Relating

c. Future perfect thinking

d. Sensemaking

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 Question 3

03) The dominant perspective on leading projects is about who leaders are – their styles, their traits, how they appear to others and how they should behave.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 Question 4

04) Which are the enabling dimensions of the Project Leadership Model that are about how the leader garners the information about what is going on around the project:

a. Judging and leading.

b. Projecting and creating.

c. Sensemaking and creating.

d. Relating and sensemaking

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 Question 5

05) In order to deliver projects successful a project leader should aim to be complete in all dimensions of Project Leadership Model.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 Question 6

06) Judging is the psychological disposition of the decision-maker associated with the train theory of leadership.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 03 Question 7

07) The ability to reason about emotions that is correlated with agreeableness in the big five personality traits:

a. Judging.

b. General intelligence.

c. Emotional intelligence.

d. Relating and sensemaking

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 03 Question 8

08) Leading is fundamentally relational activity and in a distributed context is only meaningful in relation to a team.

a. True

b. False

Type: matching question

Title: Chapter 03 Question 9

09) The components and their definitions of emotional intelligence:

Feedback: Self-awareness is the ability to recognise and understand one’s moods, emotions and drives, as well as their effect on others.

Self-regulation is the ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods. The propensity to think before acting.

Motivation is a passion for work for reasons that go beyond money or status. A propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence.

Empathy is the ability to understand the emotional make-up of other people. Skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions.

Social skill is proficiency in managing relationships and building networks. An ability to find common ground and build rapport.

A-head reference: 3.4

a. Self-regulation = The ability to recognise and understand one’s moods, emotions and drives, as well as their effect on others.

b. Empathy = Proficiency in managing relationships and building networks.

An ability to find common ground and build rapport.

c. Self-awareness = The ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods. The propensity to think before acting.

d. Motivation = The ability to understand the emotional make-up of other people.

Skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions.

e. Social skill = A passion for work for reasons that go beyond money or status.

A propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence.

Type: matching question

Title: Chapter 03 Question 10

10) Distributed leading across the three domains:

Feedback: Leading the project or programme overall – the Project or Programme Director role;

Leading the principal projects within the programme – the Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager or Delivery Manager role;

Leading the various teams that make up the delivery organization – the Project Manager role.

A-head reference: 3.8

a. the Project or Programme Director role = Leading the principal projects within the programme.

b. the Programme Manager, Senior Project Manager or Delivery Manager role = Leading the various teams that make up the delivery organization

c. the Project Manager role = Leading the project or programme overall.