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Which leadership principle emphasizes understanding your own strengths and weaknesses?
Which leadership principle emphasizes understanding your own strengths and weaknesses?
- Set the example
- Make sound and timely decisions
- Know yourself and seek self-improvement (correct)
- Be technically proficient
What does it mean to 'Be technically proficient' as a leader?
What does it mean to 'Be technically proficient' as a leader?
- Knowing your job and being familiar with your employees' tasks (correct)
- Avoiding technical tasks
- Delegating technical tasks
- Always having the newest technology
Which principle involves proactively seeking opportunities to improve the organization?
Which principle involves proactively seeking opportunities to improve the organization?
- Know your people and look out for their well-being
- Make sound and timely decisions
- Set the example
- Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions (correct)
Which leadership principle emphasizes serving as a role model for your employees?
Which leadership principle emphasizes serving as a role model for your employees?
What is the main idea of the principle 'Know your people and look out for their well-being'?
What is the main idea of the principle 'Know your people and look out for their well-being'?
Which principle stresses the importance of clear communication with subordinates, superiors, and other key individuals?
Which principle stresses the importance of clear communication with subordinates, superiors, and other key individuals?
What is the focus of the leadership principle 'Develop a sense of responsibility in your workers'?
What is the focus of the leadership principle 'Develop a sense of responsibility in your workers'?
What is essential for ensuring tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished?
What is essential for ensuring tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished?
What is the aim of 'Train as a team' leadership principle?
What is the aim of 'Train as a team' leadership principle?
What is the goal of using the full capabilities within an organization?
What is the goal of using the full capabilities within an organization?
Match each leadership principle with its correct description:
Match each leadership principle with its correct description:
Match the leadership principle to the advice given:
Match the leadership principle to the advice given:
"Understaning your be, know, and do, attributes and continually strengthening your attributes" best describes what principle of leadership?
"Understaning your be, know, and do, attributes and continually strengthening your attributes" best describes what principle of leadership?
A leader consistently seeks feedback from peers and subordinates, reflects on past experiences, and attends workshops to improve their skills. Which leadership principle is this leader demonstrating most directly?
A leader consistently seeks feedback from peers and subordinates, reflects on past experiences, and attends workshops to improve their skills. Which leadership principle is this leader demonstrating most directly?
A newly appointed team leader spends significant time shadowing experienced technicians, studying technical manuals, and attending industry seminars. This behavior primarily demonstrates which leadership principle?
A newly appointed team leader spends significant time shadowing experienced technicians, studying technical manuals, and attending industry seminars. This behavior primarily demonstrates which leadership principle?
A project manager realizes their team is falling behind schedule due to unrealistic initial estimates. Instead of blaming the team or hiding the issue, they inform senior management, adjust the timeline, and reallocate resources. Which leadership principle is the manager exemplifying?
A project manager realizes their team is falling behind schedule due to unrealistic initial estimates. Instead of blaming the team or hiding the issue, they inform senior management, adjust the timeline, and reallocate resources. Which leadership principle is the manager exemplifying?
A team leader is faced with a critical decision under pressure. They quickly gather relevant data, consult with experienced colleagues, weigh the potential consequences of each option, and then make a clear and decisive choice. This best illustrates which leadership principle?
A team leader is faced with a critical decision under pressure. They quickly gather relevant data, consult with experienced colleagues, weigh the potential consequences of each option, and then make a clear and decisive choice. This best illustrates which leadership principle?
A senior technician consistently arrives early, adheres to all safety protocols, and produces high-quality work. They do this not because they are told to, but because they believe it's the right way to operate. Which leadership principle does this technician exemplify?
A senior technician consistently arrives early, adheres to all safety protocols, and produces high-quality work. They do this not because they are told to, but because they believe it's the right way to operate. Which leadership principle does this technician exemplify?
A supervisor makes an effort to learn about their employees' personal goals and challenges, offers flexible work arrangements when possible, and actively advocates for their well-being within the organization. Which leadership principle is the supervisor demonstrating?
A supervisor makes an effort to learn about their employees' personal goals and challenges, offers flexible work arrangements when possible, and actively advocates for their well-being within the organization. Which leadership principle is the supervisor demonstrating?
During a period of organizational change, a manager holds regular meetings to explain the reasons behind the changes, answer employee questions, and solicit feedback. This demonstrates which leadership principle?
During a period of organizational change, a manager holds regular meetings to explain the reasons behind the changes, answer employee questions, and solicit feedback. This demonstrates which leadership principle?
A project leader delegates tasks to team members and also empowers them to make decisions related to their assigned responsibilities. The leader trusts that the team members will complete their duty successfully. Which leadership principle is the project leader implementing?
A project leader delegates tasks to team members and also empowers them to make decisions related to their assigned responsibilities. The leader trusts that the team members will complete their duty successfully. Which leadership principle is the project leader implementing?
A team leader ensures that every task assigned comes with clear instructions, provides necessary training, and checks in regularly with team members to monitor progress and offer support. Which leadership principle is the leader emphasizing?
A team leader ensures that every task assigned comes with clear instructions, provides necessary training, and checks in regularly with team members to monitor progress and offer support. Which leadership principle is the leader emphasizing?
A manager organizes cross-departmental workshops, encourages knowledge sharing among employees with different skill sets, and promotes collaborative problem-solving sessions. This best exemplifies which leadership principle?
A manager organizes cross-departmental workshops, encourages knowledge sharing among employees with different skill sets, and promotes collaborative problem-solving sessions. This best exemplifies which leadership principle?
Flashcards
Know Yourself & Seek Self-Improvement
Know Yourself & Seek Self-Improvement
Understand your attributes (be, know, do) and actively improve them through study, reflection, and interaction.
Be Technically Proficient
Be Technically Proficient
Possess job expertise and understand your employees' tasks.
Seek & Take Responsibility
Seek & Take Responsibility
Proactively seek greater responsibilities and own the outcomes of your actions, correcting mistakes without blaming others.
Make Sound & Timely Decisions
Make Sound & Timely Decisions
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Set the Example
Set the Example
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Know Your People & Look Out for Their Well-being
Know Your People & Look Out for Their Well-being
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Keep Your Workers Informed
Keep Your Workers Informed
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Develop Responsibility in Workers
Develop Responsibility in Workers
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Ensure Task Understanding, Supervision, and Completion
Ensure Task Understanding, Supervision, and Completion
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Train as a Team
Train as a Team
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Use Full Organizational Capabilities
Use Full Organizational Capabilities
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Study Notes
- There are 11 principles of leadership taught to members of the Armed Forces
Know Yourself and Seek Self-Improvement
- Understand your attributes including be, know, and do
- Seeking self-improvement means continually strengthening your attributes
- Strengthen your attributes through self-study, formal classes, reflection, and interaction
Be Technically Proficient
- Know your job
- Have a solid familiarity with your employees’ tasks
Seek and Take Responsibility
- Search for ways to guide your organization to new heights
- When things go wrong, analyze the situation, take corrective action, and move forward without blaming others
- Do not blame others
Make Sound and Timely Decisions
- Use good problem solving
- Use decision making, and planning tools
Set the Example
- Be a good role model
- Employees must not only hear what they are expected to do, but also see
- "We must become the change we want to see." - Mahatma Gandhi
Know Your People and Look Out for Their Well-Being
- Know human nature
- Know the importance of sincerely caring for your workers
Keep Your Workers Informed
- Know how to communicate with workers, seniors, and key people
Develop Responsibility in Workers
- Help develop good character traits
- Good character traits will help workers carry out their professional responsibilities
Ensure Understanding, Supervision, Accomplishment
- Communication is key to this responsibility
Train as a Team
- Many leaders call their organization a team
- They are often just a group of people doing their jobs
Use Full Capabilities of Your Organization
- Develop a team spirit
- Employ your organization to its fullest capabilities
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