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1. (TCO 3) Ethics is derived from the _____ word ethos, referring to a person's inner character and fundamental orientation toward life. (Points : 5)
2. (TCO 3) The effective leader holds _____ as a central value and foundation for all other values. (Points : 5)
3. (TCO 3) In dealing with moral dilemmas, organizations typically reflect one of three ethical climates: (Points : 5)
4. (TCO 7) Committee projects, employee involvement teams, and group activities are preferred by _____ personality types. (Points : 5)
5. (TCO 4) Organizations must effectively manage five team processes for the team concept to work: (Points : 5)
6. (TCO 4) A leader can create a high performance team by: (Points : 5)
7. (TCO 4) All of the following are important questions to ask during team building exercises, except: (Points : 5)
8. (TCO 8) The effective leader ... (Points : 5)
9. (TCO 9) The workplace can include many changes in structure, tasks, and ____. (Points : 5)
10. (TCO 7) All but one of the following are steps that help close communication gaps caused by personality differences. (Points : 5)
11. (TCO 3) The quality of _____ is possessed by all truly great leaders: (Points : 5)
12. (TCO 4) Group member roles that reduce group success are: (Points : 5)
13. (TCO 8) The practices that are considered most important in dealing with diversity are: (Points : 5)
14. (TCO 9) Types of leadership training interventions include: (Points : 5)
15. (TCO 9) Which of the following conditions is not conducive to growth? (Points : 5)
16. (TCO 9) _____ focus and energize people, _____ reinforces and encourages people, _____ is needed to correct and modify behavior. (Points : 5)
17. (TCO 6) _____ is a careful search for excellence, which involves taking the absolute best as a standard and trying to surpass it. (Points : 5)
18. (TCO 6) Performance management skills include: (Points : 5)
19. (TCO 6) Performance reviews should include which three steps? (Points : 5)
20. (TCO 10) Performance management is a critical element of effective leadership. One part establishes direction and clarity of assignment. It is: (Points : 5)

1. (TCO 4) This question has multiple parts. Our text provides five techniques that help reduce the tendency towards groupthink in the decision-making processes. (I) Describe each technique in your own words, and (II) 2. explain which symptoms of groupthink each technique is used to control or reduce, and why it works that way. (Points : 30)

(TCO 2) (I) Describe the following leadership qualities: ability, enthusiasm, stability, and concern for others. (II) Use examples from our book to provide the details of how each quality enhances leadership effectiveness. (III) Explain what results from lack of this quality in a leader. (Points : 30)

3. (TCO 3) Describe four ways that power and psychological size can be abused. For each abuse, describe a solution to the problem created by that abuse. (Points : 20)

4. (TCO 8) I. Describe five ways to manage diversity effectively. 
II. Rank order these strategies, and explain why you ranked them as you did, using examples to clarify your rankings. (Points : 20)