BCAS Campus – Leadership and Team work – Batch 9
Choose between True/ False:
1. Teams are effective for complex tasks because they produce a greater number of
ideas, and commitment to the decision.
True
False
2. The forming stage in team development is characterized by the challenging of the
authority structure, conflict and probing the group’s tolerance for deviant behavior.
True
False
3. The stages of forming, storming, norming and performing proceed very smoothly.
True
False
4. According to Gersick’s punctuated team development model, teams go through a
transition at the temporal midpoint.
True
5.
False
Conflict is detrimental to the team under any circumstances.
True
False
6. A frequent mistake in teamwork is the failure to contact stakeholders at the
midpoint of the project to get feedback.
True
False
7. Listening includes giving your undivided attention to others as they speak and not
thinking about what you will say when it is your turn to talk.
True
False
8. It is more effective to focus on task and interpersonal sides of a conflict at the same
time.
True
False
9. It is more difficult to exercise minority influence as a double minority than as a
single minority because people in the team have an alternative explanation for why
you may have a different perspective.
True
False
10. One minority influence strategy is to use idiosyncrasy credits for an important
issue.
True
False
11. Idiosyncrasy credits are built by being consistent, persistent and having an
objective behavioral style.
True
False
12. Norms are acceptable standards of behavior within a group shared by all of its
members.
True
False
13. Carryovers from a person’s experience before the group forms do not effect the
norms of the group they are in at the moment.
True
False
14. The group can protect itself from groupthink by setting up devil’s advocate roles,
and by rotating roles within the group.
True
False
15. The number of people exercising minority influence doesn’t matter, as long as they
are in the minority.
True
False
(30 marks)
Multiple-Choice:
1. All of the following increase team effectiveness except…
a. Understanding team timing
b. Ignoring ineffective team processes
c. Paying attention to team tasks
d. Developing, using and reinforcing effective group norms
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the task related functions within a team?
a. Resource acquisition and management
b. Work distribution
c. Participation
d. Commonly accepted mission
3. Which of the following is a way to increase participation?
a. Plan the meetings and share meeting agendas with people beforehand
b. Ask the leader of the group to run the meeting and talk the most.
c. Encourage everyone to talk whenever they have something to say, even if
another person is talking
d. Point out dominating behavior to everyone.
4. Which of the following is not a way that norms form?
a. A recent acceptable action
b. Explicit statements
c. Critical events
d. Objective behavior evaluation
(8 marks)
Matching the Columns:
Please match the following leadership tasks/style with the appropriate explainations.
Stage
Leadership Tasks / Style
1.
Leadership Skills
particular goal
2.
Management
developing people
a) organization process and people to achieve a
b) Contains integrity, vision, communication &
3.
Coaching Manager
c) Do not instruct or manage teams at all
4.
Management Skills
d) one that firmly believes in training its staff
5. A great Manager
a SMART goal
6. Laissez-faire leader
(12 marks)
e) contains a plan, organized, directed, and monitors with
f) has insight, agility and mobility
Answer below questions in detail
1. What is Leadership and a Team?
(4 marks)
2. Describe different types of leaders. Explain which type of leader is the best
(10 marks)
3. List and explain types of teams
(8 marks)
4. What are the 4 Management Skills? Explain them.
(8 marks)
5. Explain the difference between a Boss and a Leader
(4 marks)
6. Explain the characteristics of a Leader and a Manager
(8 marks)
7. What are the stages of a Team. Explain
(8 marks)