1. Of Ghiselli’s six traits, which does your boss possess? Are there any that she or he does not possess?

LO: 12-2: Describe leadership trait theory, explaining its inconclusive findings.

2. Recall a present or past boss. Which of the four leadership styles created by Ohio State’s version of the two-dimensional leadership model did your boss use most often? Describe your boss’s behavior.

LO: 12-3: Compare behavioral two-dimensional leadership styles and the Leadership Grid®, identifying its inconclusive findings.

3. Classify your present or past boss’s preferred style as task or relationship oriented. Think of a specific situation at work and use the contingency model to determine the appropriate style to use for this situation. Did the boss use the appropriate style?

LO: 12-4: State the primary difference between the contingency leadership model and the other four situational leadership models.

4. 12-5. Identify the one leadership theory or model you prefer. State why.

LO: 12-4: State the primary difference between the contingency leadership model and the other four situational leadership models.

5. Describe the type of leader you want to be.

LO: 12-5: Define the seven contemporary leadership theories.

Additional Work Application Questions (not in the book)

6. Recall a present or past boss. Which of the five leadership styles did your boss use most often? Describe your boss’s behavior.

LO: 12-3: Compare behavioral two-dimensional leadership styles and the Leadership Grid®, identifying its inconclusive findings.

7. Using the leadership continuum model, identify your boss’s most commonly used leadership style. Now recall a specific situation in which the leadership style was used. Would you say this was the most appropriate leadership style in that situation? Explain.

LO: 12-4: State the primary difference between the contingency leadership model and the other four situational leadership models.

8. Identify your boss’s most commonly used leadership style. Now recall a specific situation in which this style was used. From the perspective of the path-goal model, was this the most appropriate leadership style based on the situational factors? Explain.

LO: 12-4: State the primary difference between the contingency leadership model and the other four situational leadership models.

9. Identify your boss’s most commonly used leadership style. Would you say this is the most appropriate leadership style based on the maturity level of the employees in your team or organization? Explain.

LO: 12-4: State the primary difference between the contingency leadership model and the other four situational leadership models.

10. Identify your boss’s most commonly used normative leadership style. Now recall a specific situation in which this style was used. From the normative leadership perspective, was it the most appropriate leadership style? Explain.

LO: 12-4: State the primary difference between the contingency leadership model and the other four situational leadership models.

11. Could the characteristics of the task, subordinates, or organization substitute for your present or a past boss? In other words, is your boss necessary? Explain.

LO: 12-4: State the primary difference between the contingency leadership model and the other four situational leadership models.

12. Recall the top manager from an organization you work for or have worked for. Would you call this CEO a visionary, charismatic and/or transformational leader? Why or why not?

LO: 12-5: Define the seven contemporary leadership theories.