Question 1

Complexity Leadership Theory when used in organizations focuses on ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   behaviors that inhibit psychodynamic subconscious emotional reactions
B)   strategies to enhance the skill level of employees
C)   strategies that encourage learning, creativity, and adaptation
D)   a biological perspective of adaptive leadership

Question 2

Workplace problems that are clearly defined but do not have straightforward solutions are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   regulatory challenges
B)   adaptive challenges
C)   technical challenges
D)   combined technical and adaptive challenges

Question 3

When the challenge requires that people learn new ways of coping,leaders need to take an adaptive approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Followers of leaders using adaptive leadership should adapt to the leader's goals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Our organization recently adopted a new website design interface.Some of our employees are having difficulty navigating the new system.This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   an adaptive challenge
B)   a technical challenge
C)   a technical and adaptive challenge
D)   a non-challenge

Question 6

There is just one person in our group,Silvia,who seems to have radically different ideas about how to complete our project.She seems to purposely disagree with the majority opinions of the rest of us though yesterday she said something that made a lot of sense to help us solve our production problem.I suggested to the entire group today that we hear Silvia's suggestions and asked Silvia to share in-depth more of what she said yesterday.I am using which adaptive leader behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   protect leadership voices from below
B)   regulate distress
C)   give the work back to the people
D)   maintain disciplined attention

Question 7

Which regulating distress behavior maintains that it is the leader's responsibility to manage the rate of adaptive change for people?

Accepted Answer

A)   providing direction
B)   conflict management
C)   protection
D)   orientation

Question 8

Adaptive leadership is a unique kind of leadership in that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   it focuses on the leader's behaviors as a reflection of the followers
B)   it focuses on the dynamics of mobilizing people to address change
C)   it describes the process of rewards and punishments used in leadership
D)   it describes the transformational processes in complex organizations

Question 9

What is one reason to be skeptical of the adaptive leadership approach?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

I provided a solution to a challenging problem that just made things worse.What did I do wrong according to adaptive leadership principles?

Accepted Answer

A)   I tried to take over the situation
B)   I tried to solve an adaptive problem using technical leadership
C)   I tried to solve a technical problem with adaptive leadership
D)   I did not put myself in a holding environment

Question 11

Adaptive leadership provides a prescriptive approach to leadership that is useful and practical.What are these prescriptions?

Accepted Answer

A)   the adaptive work that takes place
B)   the leader behaviors used
C)   correctly identifying the situational challenge
D)   the change in followers once adaptation occurs

Question 12

My company states integrity as a core commitment on its website.I see fraud occurring often in my division of the company.Which archetype describes this company?

Accepted Answer

A)   gap between espoused values and behaviors
B)   competing commitments
C)   work avoidance
D)   speaking the unspeakable

Question 13

The process definition of adaptive leadership states that this type of leadership is about ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the position the leader holds
B)   characteristics of the leader
C)   skills of the leader
D)   behaviors of the leader

Question 14

Collectively,what is the impact of leaders using adaptive behaviors appropriately for adaptive challenges?

Accepted Answer

A)   technical work suffers
B)   adaptive work suffers
C)   adaptive work can be done
D)   creative work is stymied

Question 15

When I establish a workplace environment that is open and safe while also being available and encouraging to employees to solve demanding problems,I am ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   on the balcony
B)   creating a holding environment
C)   establishing protective norms
D)   maintaining disciplined action

Question 16

I have been working with the staff on a difficult problem for 3 days.Everyone is stressed and bickering and losing focus.I decide to go for a run,which is a time when I typically can quietly think and gain perspective on problems.This is an example of which adaptive leader behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   identify adaptive challenges
B)   get on the balcony
C)   protect leadership voices from below
D)   speaking the unspeakable

Question 17

According to adaptive leadership theory,who solves technical and adaptive challenges?

Accepted Answer

A)   employees
B)   leaders and followers
C)   leaders
D)   the organization

Question 18

A football team decides to completely restructure its offense and use many different players in the process.The players,coaches,and even the fans could have a hard time figuring out the new system and implementing this completely new structure.This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   an adaptive challenge
B)   a technical challenge
C)   a technical and adaptive challenge
D)   a non-challenge

Question 19

Workplace problems with clearly defined and known solutions are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   biological challenges
B)   adaptive challenges
C)   technical challenges
D)   psychodynamic challenges

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