Thinking of Tannenbaum and Schmidt's work, which of the following terms describes a leader @who is not a dictator, but nonetheless makes the decisions. The team depends heavily on the lead-er, and what the leader says'.
The QUESTION NO : gives us the clue that the answer is not dictatorial.
Both democratic and laissez-faire are less dogmatic than is suggested in the QUESTION NO :.
You will probably want to be fairly clear on Tannenbaum and Schmidt's ideas for your assessment, I should think.
Peter Scholtes developed a matrix which looks at the relationship between how much a leader is perceived to care, and how competent the leader is perceived to be. This matrix is often called the 'trust matrix'.
Based on Scholte's Trust matrix, which of the following terms would apply to a leader that the team thinks cares a lot, and is also very capable?
This is regarded as the most effective place to be on the matrix, and it is labelled 'trust'.
In other words, the team trusts the leader a great deal because the leader is both competent and cares.
Which two of the following could not be classified as internal triggers for change? A change of:
Both a major customer changes and legislation changes cannot be seen as being internal - they are clearly external. Leadership is obviously internal, and profitability is in theory at least, largely de-termined by management.
'operating at its full potential ... working positively ... getting on with their jobs'
Which of the Tuckman stages of team development is being described here?
The answer is 'performing'. The team has gone through the earlier stages successfully - not always the case - and is now performing well.
'A person may exert power on the basis of their formal authority or status'
Which of the French and Raven sources of power is being described here?
The Chief Executive has power because they are in the post of the Chief Executive.
The Head of Procurement has power because they carry that job title.
They may also have other sources of power such as expert power, or charisma, but the correct re-sponse to the QUESTION NO : is 'legitimate'.
'Coercive' and 'informational' can also be sources of power not shown in the question.
