Question 1

When we create a holding environment for employees we are using which adaptive leader behavior?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which theory focuses predominantly on how the leader's activities relate to the followers and the context in which followers find themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)   trait
B)   LMX
C)   adaptive
D)   authentic

Question 3

In adaptive work,______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the leader identifies the problem
B)   the followers identify the problem
C)   the people involved together identify and solve the problem
D)   the followers do all of the work

Question 4

Which of the following sets of activities are adaptive leaders said to engage in with others?

Accepted Answer

A)   motivate, crystallize, delegate
B)   mobilize, motivate, orient
C)   organize, direct, manage
D)   conceptualize, heal, serve

Question 5

Who does the primary work of adaptive work when in the holding environment?

Accepted Answer

A)   followers
B)   leaders
C)   leaders and followers equally
D)   the organizational structure

Question 6

I focus on the big picture and observe the problems as a whole but always stay fully engaged in the challenge with our employees.This is an example of which adaptive leader behavior?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Give an example of a technical challenge.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Adaptive leadership can be most highly contrasted with which other approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   transformational Leadership
B)   servant Leadership
C)   trait Approach
D)   leader Member Exchange

Question 9

Workplace problems that lack clarity and cannot be solved by leader expertise or normal organizational structures are ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

You are tasked with creating a brand new food product using a team of people who are unfamiliar with the product and do not know one another.The organizational structure of this group is very loosely defined.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 11

What type of challenge occurred when the problem employees encountered was clearly defined but difficult to solve?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

A leader who says "This is your project.How do you think it should be developed?" is using the "maintain disciplined focus" adaptive leader behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Heifetz is the leadership scholar credited with the development of adaptive leadership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which leader behavior in the adaptive leadership model means the leader needs to encourage people to focus on the tough work that needs to be done?

Accepted Answer

A)   identify adaptive challenges
B)   regulate distress
C)   give the work back to the people
D)   maintain disciplined attention D

Question 15

Adaptive challenges are both unclear and difficult to solve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the first step the leader takes when faced with a challenging situation?

Accepted Answer

A)   create a holding environment
B)   give the work back to the people
C)   maintain disciplined attention
D)   step back to obtain a fuller picture

Question 17

Your classmates meet every Tuesday night at the music library on campus to work on a challenging group project.Your group member Charles is an off-campus commuter student who works at night and finds it nearly impossible to make it to your meetings.You confront your teammates about changing the meeting time and place to accommodate Charles.Which adaptive leader behavior are you using?

Accepted Answer

A)   maintaining disciplined attention
B)   getting on the balcony
C)   identifying adaptive challenges
D)   protecting leadership voices from below

Question 18

Where does adaptive work occur and who is primarily responsible for it?

Accepted Answer

Adaptive work occurs in the holding environment,and followers are primarily responsible for this work.

Question 19

What happens in the holding environment of adaptive leadership?

Accepted Answer

The holding environment is the safe place for dialogue,interaction,conflict,and change.Within the holding environment,people can feel safe tackling difficult problems,but they also still need to be engaged in these difficult problems.So a good holding environment provides enough comfort for people to express their opinions and ideas but is not so comfortable that people avoid issues and feel as though others will take on the difficult tasks for them.The holding environment is where adaptive work happens.

Question 20

Which of the following is not one of the conceptual viewpoints of adaptive leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)   situational perspective
B)   systems perspective
C)   biological perspective
D)   service orientation

Exam 11: Adaptive Leadership

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Which theory focuses predominantly on how the leader's activities relate to the followers and the context in which followers find themselves?

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In adaptive work,______.

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Which of the following sets of activities are adaptive leaders said to engage in with others?

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Who does the primary work of adaptive work when in the holding environment?

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I focus on the big picture and observe the problems as a whole but always stay fully engaged in the challenge with our employees.This is an example of which adaptive leader behavior?

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Give an example of a technical challenge.

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What type of challenge occurred when the problem employees encountered was clearly defined but difficult to solve?

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Heifetz is the leadership scholar credited with the development of adaptive leadership.

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