Questions and Answers of Experience Leadership

Discuss whether you believe it is a leader’s responsibility to help people find meaning in their work. How might leaders do this for employees at a fast-food restaurant?How about for employees who
Do you agree that hygiene factors, as defined in Herzberg’s two-factor theory, cannot provide increased satisfaction and motivation? Discuss.
What are the advantages of an organization with empowered employees? Why might some individuals not want to be empowered?
Why is it important for leaders to have a basic understanding of equity theory? Can you see ways in which some of today’s popular compensation trends, such as gainsharing or pay for performance,
What are the features of the reinforcement and expectancy theories that make them seem like carrot-and-stick methods for motivation? Why do they often work in organizations?
What is the carrot-and-stick approach? Do you think that it should be minimized in organizations? Why?
What do you see as the leader’s role in motivating others in an organization?
What is the relationship among needs, rewards, and motivation?
Describe the kinds of needs that people bring to an organization. How might a person’s values and attitudes, as described in Chapter 4, influence the needs he or she brings to work?
If you were Garrow’s boss and Mitchell came to see you, what would you say?
If you were Mitchell, what would you do now?
How would you evaluate Mitchell as a follower? Evaluate his courage and style.
Is the will to leave a job the ultimate courage of a follower, compared to the will to participate in transformation? Which would be hardest for you?
How might the characteristics of effective followership contribute to building community?Discuss.
What do the traits followers want in leaders and in other followers tell us about the roles of each? Discuss.
Describe the strategy for managing up that you most prefer. Explain.
Do you think you would respond better to feedback that is presented using elements of storytelling rather than with a traditional performance review format? Discuss.How might using story and metaphor
Which of the five demands on effective followers do you feel is most important?Least important? How does a follower derive the courage and power to be effective?Discuss.
Do you think self-management leadership should be considered a leadership style?Why or why not?
Compare the alienated follower with the passive follower. Can you give an example of each? How would you respond to each if you were a leader?
Do you have the courage to take a moral stand that your peers and even authority figures will disagree with? Why?
If you find yourself avoiding a situation or activity, what can you do to find the courage to move forward? Explain.
Do you feel that the difference between authoritarian leadership and stewardship should be interpreted as a moral difference? Discuss.
If you were in a position similar to Raoul Wallenberg (page 170), what do you think you would do? Why?
Do you think it is appropriate for a leader to spend time developing a team’s emotional intelligence? Why or why not?
Have you ever experienced love and/or fear from leaders at work? How did you respond?
Consider fear and love as potential motivators. Which is the best source of motivation for soldiers during a war? For members of a new product development team?For top executives at a media
What are some specific reasons leaders need to be aware of their mental models?
Do you agree that people have a capacity for developing their minds and hearts beyond current competency? Can you give an example? Discuss.
Do you believe a leader’s success in a particular leadership role would be influenced more by personality characteristics or by the leader’s thinking and decision-making style? Discuss. What type
Why do you think thinking and judging are the two characteristics from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator that seem to be most strongly associated with effective leadership?
How do a person’s attitudes and assumptions about human nature in general affect his or her leadership approach? How might a leader’s attitudes about him or herself alter or reinforce this
If you were in Osborne’s position, describe how you would evaluate the situation and handle the problem.
How would you describe Osborne’s current leadership style? Based on the path–goal theory, which style do you think he might most effectively use to turn things around with Larry Gibson?
Why had Ken Osborne’s department been so successful even though he has provided little leadership over the past two years?
If you were a first-level supervisor of a team of telemarketers, how would you go about asessing the readiness level of your subordinates? Do you think most leaders are able to easily shift their
Do you think leadership style is fixed and unchangeable or flexible and adaptable?Why?
Which leader do you think is more effective? Why? Which leader would you prefer to work for?
Compare the leadership traits and behaviors of Ben Samuels and Phil Jones.
What type of leader—task-oriented or people-oriented—do you think would have an easier time becoming a “high-high” leader? Why?
Would you prefer working for a leader who has a “consideration” or an “initiatingstructure”leadership style? Discuss the reasons for your answer.
Is the “Great Man’’ perspective on leadership still alive today? Think about some recent popular movies that stress a lone individual as hero or savior. How about some business stories? Discuss.
What does the paradigm shift from control to empowerment mean for you? Discuss.
How do you feel about changing yourself first in order to become a leader who can change an organization?

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