Discovering the Diversity of Leadership
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Which approach defines leadership as an act or behavior, focusing on the actions leaders take to bring about change in a group?

  • The group process approach
  • The personality perspective approach
  • The power-relationship approach
  • The skills approach (correct)
  • Which approach views leadership as a transformational process that moves followers to accomplish more than what is expected?

  • The group process approach (correct)
  • The power-relationship approach
  • The skills approach
  • The personality perspective approach
  • Which approach defines leadership as the combination of special traits or characteristics that individuals possess and enable them to influence others to accomplish tasks?

  • The skills approach
  • The personality perspective approach (correct)
  • The power-relationship approach
  • The group process approach
  • Which approach defines leadership in terms of the power-relationship that exists between leaders and followers?

    <p>The power-relationship approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which approach views leadership from the skills perspective, emphasizing the capabilities of leaders?

    <p>The skills approach</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Leadership is best defined as:

    <p>A process of influencing a group to achieve a common goal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Leadership is not restricted to:

    <p>The one formally designated as a leader in the group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Leadership involves:

    <p>Influencing a group of individuals with a common purpose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Leadership occurs in:

    <p>Groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is essential for leadership to exist?

    <p>Influence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does leadership include?

    <p>Attention to common goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does attention to common goals give leadership?

    <p>An ethical overtone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who initiates the relationship in leadership?

    <p>Leaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is commonly expressed about natural leaders?

    <p>They are born leaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do leaders and followers need from each other?

    <p>Both leaders and followers need each other</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who often initiates the relationship in leadership?

    <p>Leaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do statements like 'He is born to be a leader' suggest?

    <p>Leaders have special innate qualities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What perspective suggests that certain individuals have special innate characteristics that make them leaders?

    <p>Trait perspective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of followers in the leadership process?

    <p>Followers need leaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do leaders carry the burden for in the relationship between leaders and followers?

    <p>Maintaining the relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT considered a personal quality used to identify leaders?

    <p>Fluency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The trait viewpoint of leadership suggests that it resides in select people and restricts leadership to those who have special, usually inborn, talents.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The process viewpoint of leadership suggests that leadership is a phenomenon that resides in the context of the interactions between leaders and followers.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Leadership as a trait is different from leadership as a process.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Leadership can be observed in leader behaviors and can be learned.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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