You are the executive director of the local animal humane society. You hired a staff member four ...

You are the executive director of the local animal humane society. You hired a staff member four weeks ago. You notice this new employee cheerfully interacting with other staff and potential adopters and daily attempting to learn new tasks.

Question 2

Which of the following traits are not among the five major leadership traits identified in the text?
 
  a. Openness
  b. Integrity
  c. Sociability
  d. Agreeableness
  e. Determination

Question 3

Mia expresses interest in her employees' personal and professional lives. She is employing
 
  a. Task behaviors
  b. Process behaviors
  c. Relationship behaviors
  d. Directing behaviors

Question 4

When high-quality relationships occur between leaders and followers
 
  a. Goals of the organization are advanced
  b. Organizational performance is high
  c. Benefits outside employment are decreased
  d. Positive outcomes for greater good occur

Question 5

The director of study abroad had to cancel a trip because a travel advisory was issued warning that the country to be visited was not safe for foreign travel. The director was using
 
  a. Referent power
  b. Positional power
  c. Coercive power
  d. Legitimate power

Question 6

You are the executive director of the local animal humane society. A staff member you supervise has been working at the society for about one year.
 
  At the annual performance evaluation review, you share that you are pleased to see the employee has mastered both the basic and more difficult tasks of the job. You notice, however, that this employee still lacks the confidence and motivation to take on new tasks. Based on the Situational Leadership Approach, which leadership style should you exhibit?
  a. Delegating
  b. Supporting
  c. Coaching
  d. Directing