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You got 14 of 15 possible points.

Your score: 93%

A core concept in situational leadership is that ______.

Score: 1 of 1

Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	leaders have to develop basic skills prior to assessing follower needs		0
	followers’ skills and motivation vary over time		1
	followers’ skill level stays the same, whereas motivation level varies		0
	leaders adjust their styles to the personality traits of followers		0

The Situational Leadership II Model can best be described as ______.

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Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	a guide for leaders to know their areas of natural talent		0
	a prescription for followers to know what to emphasize on the job		0
	an explanation for how leadership works in large organizations		0
	a tool for leaders to adapt their style according to a follower’s needs		1

Your boss is exactly what you need. While he makes the decisions on how projects will be executed, he seeks your input and supports you emotionally. Your boss is using which leader style with you?

Score: 0 of 1

Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	directing		0
	coaching		0
	supporting		0
	delegating		0

A leader who lets followers take responsibility for task accomplishment and interacts with and encourages her followers is using ______.

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Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	directing behaviors		0
	supporting behaviors		1
	delegating behaviors		0
	coaching behaviors		0

You just achieved your dream of working in the department you have always wanted to be in. Not only are you excited to be with the department; your education and experience complement your new position perfectly. According to the situational model, your level of development is ______.

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Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	S4		0
	D2		0
	S1		0
	D4		1

A follower that has some competence but low commitment is a ______.

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Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	D1		0
	D2		1
	S1		0
	S2		0

You supervise the tellers at your bank. They all are quite competent at their jobs and really engage the customers and interact well with one another. Based on the Situational Leadership Approach, which leadership style should you exhibit?

Score: 1 of 1

Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	delegating		1
	supporting		0
	coaching		0
	directing		0

My staff is new and many do not know the basics of the job duties. I supervise them all very closely but rarely integrate them in the decision-making process. Which of my followers will benefit most from my use of this style?

Score: 1 of 1

Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	D1		1
	D2		0
	D3		0
	D4		0

The SLII model emphasizes leader adaptability.

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Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	True		1
	False		0

In SLII, delegating is ineffective with subordinates who are moderately competent yet not very committed.

Score: 1 of 1

Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	True		1
	False		0

The situational approach contends that leadership involves two main behavior types: directive and delegating.

Score: 1 of 1

Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	True		0
	False		1

In the situational approach, developmental levels of followers are determined by their levels of both skill and motivation.

Score: 1 of 1

Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	True		1
	False		0

According to the SLII, social support from the leader is unnecessary when subordinates ______.

Score: 1 of 1

Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	have both a high degree of commitment and a high degree of competence		1
	have started to learn a job but have lost some of their initial enthusiasm		0
	have developed the skills for the job but are uncertain whether they can do it by themselves		0
	are trying to move into the leader’s position		0

A criticism of the situational approach is that ______.

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Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	it is a relatively new approach and not widely tested		0
	it is abstract and hard to apply in real-life situations		0
	it limits leaders to four basic styles, when in fact there are many more styles available		0
	it doesn’t explain how leadership works in a group setting		1

I let the staff make the day-to-day decisions while I provide encouragement and motivation to them to keep doing good work. I am using ______.

Score: 1 of 1

Your answer	Choice	Correct?	Score	Correct answer
	directing style		0
	delegating style		0
	supporting style		1
	coaching style		0