AS300 Leadership Studies
Mid-Term
Exam Review
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Leadership Theory
• Define the concept of leadership
• Explain the relationship of leadership
and management.
• Explain the ways of determining
leadership effectiveness.
• Identify the major research theories of
leadership and its processes.
• Explain the Interactional Framework
of Leadership.
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Leadership Theory
Be able to Answer Questions like;
What are the three factors identified in the
Interactional Framework for Analyzing
Leadership model that influence each other
and the leadership process?
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Leadership Theory
Leaders, followers and situations
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Air Force Leadership
• Explain the purpose, application, and
scope of Air Force leadership.
• Describe the fundamental elements of
Air Force leadership.
• Summarize the components of Air
Force leadership.
• Identify the major research theories of
leadership and its processes.
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Air Force Leadership
Be able to Answer Questions like;
True or False
The Air Force cannot accomplish the mission
without Airmen. Leaders must motivate,
develop, and support their people.
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Air Force Leadership
True
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Profession of Arms
• Describe the nature of the military
profession.
• Describe the military’s two-fold
responsibility to the state.
• Explain why the United States has its
officers take an oath to support and
defend the Constitution.
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Profession of Arms
Be able to Answer Questions like;
The United States has its officers take an oath to
support and defend the constitution because:
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Profession of Arms
The Constitution embodies the ideals Americans
believe in.
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Self-Assessment
• Describe the behavioral tendencies
characteristic of each dimension of the
DiSC model.
• Identify appropriate task selections
based on behavioral tendencies.
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Self-Assessment
Be able to Answer Questions like;
According to the self-assessment lesson, which
dimension focuses on shaping their
environment by overcoming opposition to
accomplish results?
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Self-Assessment
Dominance
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Managing Stress
• Describe what defines stress and how
it impacts the work environment.
• Explain the various reactions to stress.
• Describe various coping strategies.
• Explain time management techniques
to alleviate stress.
• Summarize how to develop
resiliency to stress-related situations.
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Managing Stress
Be able to Answer Questions like;
What is considered the best kind of coping
strategy to deal with stress?
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Managing Stress
Enactive
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Sexual Assault Prevention &
Response
• Define Sexual Assault as defined by the
Department of Defense.
• Distinguish between what constitutes sexual
consent and what does not.
• Identify the Department of Defense policy on
confidentiality.
• Identify risks associated with alcohol use as
related to perpetration and victimization.
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Sexual Assault Prevention &
Response
• Describe the roles of perpetrator, facilitator,
bystander, and victim.
• Explain the significance of wingmen as related
to sexual assault prevention and response.
• Describe the role of the Sexual Assault Response
Coordinator (SARC) and link this role to the
Victim Advocate (VA).
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Sexual Assault Prevention &
Response
Be able to Answer Questions like;
The Air Force policy on sexual assault is:
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Sexual Assault Prevention &
Response
Zero Tolerance
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Critical Thinking
• Describe the concept of critical thinking.
• Explain how to apply the nine intellectual
standards to the elements of reasoning.
• Differentiate between effective and ineffective
questions.
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Critical Thinking
Be able to Answer Questions like;
Critical thinking is the ability to assess one's
own reasoning in a logical way. Which of the
following skills is important in order to
employ critical thinking?
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Critical Thinking
Critical listening
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Air Force Effective Writing
• Describe the resources available in the T&Q.
• Identify common problems in writing.
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Air Force Effective Writing
Be able to Answer Questions like;
Identify the common error/pitfall in writing
contained in the following example: “We must
comply with the standards and criteria for
controlling and reducing environmental
pollution.”
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Air Force Effective Writing
Word doubling
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Basics of Briefing
• Define the Seven Steps to Effective
Communication.
• Describe the differences between Impromptu,
Prepared (formerly Extemporaneous), and
Manuscript briefings.
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Basics of Briefing
Be able to Answer Questions like;
During a military briefing, visual aids serve
which purpose(s)?
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Basics of Briefing
Serve as notes
Clarify meaning
Enhance retention for the listener
Keep the audience focused
Provide direction
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Team Building
• Differentiate among the four stages of group
growth.
• Describe the differences between groups and
teams.
• Identify the characteristics of effective teams.
• Identify the principles of effective teams.
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Team Building
Be able to Answer Questions like;
True or False
Ten local union members were called together as
part of a rally to support organizing local
textile factories. The members showed up and
rallied, then went home.
This rally was an example of a team.
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Team Building
False
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Problem Solving
• Summarize the objective of the Eight-Step
Problem-Solving Process.
• Identify Problem-Solving Process Steps.
• Explain the Eight-Step Problem-Solving
Process.
• Differentiate between appropriate and
inappropriate application of the steps in the
Problem-Solving Process.
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Problem Solving
Be able to Answer Questions like;
True or False
Problem solving begins with identifying the
problem so you don’t develop a terrific
solution for the wrong problem.
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Problem Solving
True
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Followership
• Explain Kelley's Two-dimensional Model of
Follower Behavior.
• Identify the characteristics of the effective
follower.
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Followership
Be able to Answer Questions like;
True or False
Your commander issues an order, you question
its intent with immediate supervisors, then the
commander, offer a possible alternative, and
allow the commander to adjust his order, if he
chooses.
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Followership
True
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Any Questions?
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