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Self-help is an important part of leadership development.

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Mary, a line manager, is interested in pursuing self-help to develop leadership capabilities and interpersonal skills. Which of the following is a form of self-help that Mary could pursue?

A) Modeling the behavior of one of the effective leader's in her organization
B) Asking for constant feedback from her colleagues
C) Enrolling in an executive coaching program
D) Increasing her qualification through short-term courses

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Which of the following is an example of an action learning program for leadership development?

Samson has been the CEO of his company for the past six years. His tenure has almost come to an end, and he will be retiring in a few years. Currently, his major concern is to identify a budding leader who would take up his role after him. Samson has already identified Max as his potential successor. However, succession management goes far beyond succession planning. If Max were to be the next CEO, what steps would Samson have taken pertaining to succession management?

A feedback-intensive program of leadership development helps participants identify the reasons for their behaviors.

An organization is in the process of assessing a group of potential leaders based on their personality traits. A few of the group members did not fare well in the test. They displayed symptoms of emotional instability while role playing and when they were made to participate in simulations. Some of the behaviors exhibited included belittling other employees, swearing, and unduly pressurizing subordinates. In order to help these employees display more appropriate behavior and deal better with emotional instability, the organization could use _____.

Executive coaching is beneficial because _____.

Success is a special type of challenging experience that contributes enormously to reaching one's leadership potential.

Cindy is hired to replace a well-liked leader. As a result Cindy is likely to _____.

An important way for leaders to capitalize on challenging experiences is for them to be given _____.

Alice works with Lee. She spends two days every month observing Lee's work activities, attending important meetings with him, and discussing important tactics. Lee conducts debriefing sessions with Alice where they discuss what she has learned and why it is necessary to use certain tactics at certain times. In this case, Lee is mentoring Alice using the approach known as _____.

According to Richard Branson, a top executive at Virgin Atlantic, a special type of challenging experience that contributes enormously to reaching one's leadership potential is _____.

A corporate environment characterized by survival of the fittest tends to best contribute toward leadership development.

A distinguishing characteristic of a mentoring relationship is that _____.

A leader who engages in double-loop learning questions the efficacy of his or her leadership.

_____ leaders typically are emotionally involved in their firms and find it difficult to look on while somebody else operates the firm.

After receiving negative feedback about her company, the CEO showed double-loop learning by saying, _____

Self-discipline plays an important role in leadership development because _____.

Leadership development can take place by using one's immediate superior as a positive or negative model of effective leadership.

According to two specialists in leadership assessment, many big mistakes in careers and organizations result from _____.