Business 210 - Managing/Leading in Business » Fall 2022 » Chapter 8 Leadership and Career Development

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Question #1
The self-assessment phase of leadership development can include which of the following steps?
A.   taking personality and emotional intelligence tests
B.   reevaluating and measuring goal progress
C.   using SMART goals
Question #2
What is the goal of the Five Questions model?
A.   to interpret and apply your self-assessment results
B.   to survey professionals within your desired career field
C.   to build an intriguing résumé for yourself
Question #3
Which of the following is an internal limiting factor?
A.   a wish to live in a small town
B.   a lack of writing skills
C.   a desire to avoid travel
Question #4
What does the goal-setting phase of your personal leadership plan require you to do?
A.   consider realistic short- and long-term milestones you can reach along your career path
B.   make plans for where you want to retire when your professional career comes to a close
C.   write down exactly how long you plan to take on each step of your career path
Question #5
When should you begin thinking about what you want to have accomplished at the end of your career?
A.   after college
B.   in 10 years
C.   now
Question #6
The SMART goals goal-setting technique requires goals to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and what else?
A.   career-sensitive
B.   career-oriented
C.   time-oriented
Question #7
Who of the following has set a SMART goal?
A.   Jeff, a high school senior: “I want to obtain a law degree from Harvard by age 25.”
B.   Caleb, a real-estate professional: “I plan to put a golf course on every planet in our solar system within the next ten years.”
C.   Matthew, a recent college graduate: “I need to get a job.”
Question #8
Continuous learning may result in which possible side effect?
A.   decreased company value
B.   increased stress
C.   increased happiness
Question #9
Why is continuous learning important for your career?
A.   It enables you to play a round of golf with the boss.
B.   It gives you a reason to go to business conventions.
C.   It prevents your job skills from becoming outdated.
Question #10
In addition to learning new and valuable skills, continuous learning can help you do which of the following?
A.   travel abroad
B.   unlearn poor habits
C.   become recession-proof
Question #11
Learning how to accept feedback and make productive changes are important parts of leadership development. What is one way of practicing these skills?
A.   mentoring
B.   coaching
C.   practice
Question #12
In addition to mentoring others, a leader should do what?
A.   Insist that every employee have a mentor.
B.   Require all managers to be mentors.
C.   Find someone to be their mentor.
Question #13
What can you learn from the process of reflection?
A.   positive feedback from followers
B.   where to find a mentor
C.   how to give and receive feedback

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