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What is the "D-K Effect"?
What is the "D-K Effect"?
- The skilled often believe they are unskilled
- The unskilled often think they are average
- The skilled often are often aware they are skilled
- The unskilled are often unaware they are unskilled (correct)
What is the purpose of oral boards in an assessment center?
What is the purpose of oral boards in an assessment center?
- To test knowledge of traffic laws
- To measure problem-solving and writing skills
- To answer scenario-type questions in front of ranking officers (correct)
- To answer multiple-choice questions
What is emphasized as a requirement for success as a leader in the text?
What is emphasized as a requirement for success as a leader in the text?
- Isolation from team members
- Technical expertise only
- Relationship-building skills (correct)
- Strict enforcement of policies
What different set of skills is required for a first-line supervisor compared to working on the front lines?
What different set of skills is required for a first-line supervisor compared to working on the front lines?
What does the text suggest as necessary for improving leadership skills?
What does the text suggest as necessary for improving leadership skills?
Which activity is highlighted as being reduced for higher-ranking personnel according to the text?
Which activity is highlighted as being reduced for higher-ranking personnel according to the text?
What does the author refer to as 'leader armor'?
What does the author refer to as 'leader armor'?
According to the author, how do soft skills lead to hard results?
According to the author, how do soft skills lead to hard results?
What is the author's main purpose in writing this book?
What is the author's main purpose in writing this book?
What is the author's background and experience with leadership?
What is the author's background and experience with leadership?
What is the central message or theme of the text?
What is the central message or theme of the text?
What was the author's great discovery from the informal survey of police leaders?
What was the author's great discovery from the informal survey of police leaders?
What was the author's initial intention when he asked the 'What's your number?' question to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
What was the author's initial intention when he asked the 'What's your number?' question to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
What is the mathematical implication of the author's finding that all police leaders think they are above average?
What is the mathematical implication of the author's finding that all police leaders think they are above average?
What was the author's initial reaction to the results of his survey of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
What was the author's initial reaction to the results of his survey of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
What was the author's main purpose in conducting the 'What's your number?' survey of police leaders?
What was the author's main purpose in conducting the 'What's your number?' survey of police leaders?
What did the author do two weeks before teaching a one-week class on leadership for first-time supervisors at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy?
What did the author do two weeks before teaching a one-week class on leadership for first-time supervisors at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy?
How many people in the class had taken a leadership course specific to law enforcement before attending the one-week class on leadership for first-time supervisors at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy?
How many people in the class had taken a leadership course specific to law enforcement before attending the one-week class on leadership for first-time supervisors at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy?
What proportion of respondents mentioned prior military training in the area of leadership?
What proportion of respondents mentioned prior military training in the area of leadership?
How many people had any type of prior leadership training among the 33 attendees of the leadership class at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy?
How many people had any type of prior leadership training among the 33 attendees of the leadership class at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy?
Why does the text mention that there is little, if any, ongoing education in the areas of leadership and management?
Why does the text mention that there is little, if any, ongoing education in the areas of leadership and management?
