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Describe systems thinking. What is its importance in leadership?

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Systems thinking is the ability to see t...

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Which of the following is a characteristic of effective leaders?


A) They understand the limitations of past experience.
B) They see the questioning of their ideas as a threat.
C) They encourage beginners to blindly accept paradoxes.
D) They advise new employees to openly agree with long-held assumptions.

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Which of the following statements is true of leaders engaged in personal mastery?


A) They do not challenge assumptions and standard ways of doing things.
B) They open the gap between current reality and the vision of a better future.
C) They retain traditional mental models that have been successful in the past.
D) They break through denial of reality in themselves and others.

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A mental model is an external picture that does not affect a person's thoughts and actions.

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What are mental models? What is their importance?

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Mental models are theories people hold a...

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To think independently means:


A) paying attention to outdated information.
B) staying mentally alert and thinking critically.
C) thinking of solutions based on preestablished routines or categories.
D) having the need to win at all costs and in all situations.

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Which of the following statements describes a leader practicing critical thinking?


A) Brenda focused on the most important issues.
B) Jonah sought different opinions.
C) Lisa criticized the quality of her employees' work.
D) Winston was only pleased when the products his group produced were perfect.

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An effective leader lets his or her vision of a better future pull reality toward it by:


A) reorganizing current activities to work toward the vision.
B) lowering the vision.
C) opening the gap between the vision and the reality.
D) accepting standard ways of doing things.

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A manager with a global mindset sees everything from his or her own limited personal or cultural perspective.

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What will happen if Tag's Inc. continues to make products based on an outdated mental model?


A) The products compete successfully on the market.
B) The company becomes vulnerable.
C) Employees continue to respect and trust the company's management.
D) Employees secretly work to develop new products.

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Working effectively with others requires that individuals:


A) regard their assumptions as fixed truths rather than temporary ideas.
B) use fear to motivate others effectively.
C) draw on subtle aspects of themselves and appeal to those aspects in others.
D) do not let their emotions and beliefs affect others.

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Which of the following is true of people who work in fear-based organizations?


A) They lead with head and heart.
B) They often leave the organization.
C) They take risks and challenge the status quo.
D) They respect and trust their managers.

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Which of the following will help leaders at MHL Corp keep morale and motivation high when the company faces financial difficulties?


A) Leading with fear as a powerful motivator
B) Leading with head and heart
C) Creating avoidance behavior in employees
D) Focusing on only the emotional aspect of leading

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_____ means questioning assumptions and interpreting data and events according to one's own beliefs, ideas, and thinking.

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Leaders have many mental models that tend to govern how they interpret experiences and how they act in response to people and situations.

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"Emotional contagion" means that leaders who are able to maintain balance and motivation positive role models to help motivate and inspire those around them. Discuss and give examples.

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Emotions are contagious. The emotional s...

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The emotional state of a leader influences the entire team, department, or organization.

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Cleo is afraid of being viewed as weak, so she uses only her head when managing her team of employees. Which leadership task is Cleo missing in her management style?


A) Setting goals
B) Handling operational issues
C) Tracking the company's finances
D) Developing employees' skills

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Which of the following statements is true of leading with love?


A) It encourages people to maintain secrecy and cautiousness.
B) It attracts people who take risks.
C) It helps to maintain an emotional distance among people.
D) It binds employees and the organization to the past.

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What is a global mindset? Discuss the differences between leaders with and without a global mindset.

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A global mindset can be defined as the ability of managers to appreciate and influence individuals, groups, organizations, and systems that represent different social, cultural, political, institutional, intellectual, or psychological characteristics. A manager with a global mindset can perceive and respond to many different perspectives at the same time rather than being stuck in a domestic mental model that sees everything from one's own limited personal or cultural perspective.

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