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Recall an occasion when you had the opportunity to make a positive first impression on your manager. Describe what tactics you employed and their effects on your manager.

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Effective leaders prefer to use position or reward power to effect positive change in followers.

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Recall two leaders you have worked with over a period of time. Identify specific attributes that would describe the true nature of your relationship with these leaders. Identify one leader with whom you feel you had a high-quality relationship, and one with whom you had a low-quality relationship. What attributes describe the high-quality and the low-quality relationships with these leaders?

When challenging a leader's flawed plans and proposals, it is important for the follower to pinpoint specifics rather than vague generalities.

Which of the following statements best describes the vertical dyadic linkage theory?

Describe three determining factors for high-quality LMX relationships.

How does a leader's first impression and perception of a follower influence the quality of their relationship?

Discuss the three follower influencing characteristics.

Which of the following has resulted from the higher educational level of the work environment?

Paul is confident and comforted by the thought that he has a manager he can count on to tell him the truth of happenings in the department even if it means hurting his feelings. Paul is part of which of the following? a. in-group b. out-group

An organization in which leader-follower interactions lead to the creation of in-groups and out-groups is at the __________ stage of development of the dyadic approach. a. vertical dyadic linkage theory b. leader-member exchange theory c. team-building d. system and networks

Which of the following statements regarding in-groups and out-groups is NOT true?

Followers, who feel that they have a positive one-on-one relationship with the leader, tend to display more organizational citizenship behavior and creativity.

The concept of ____ is used to describe group members' social relationships within and outside their groups and how these relationships affect group effectiveness.

One of the benefits of delegating responsibilities is that leaders can focus on doing many tasks well, instead of a few tasks less effectively.

Low-quality LMX relationships are characterized by: A) little or no involvement in decision making. B) less support. C) more formal supervision. D) all of the answers are correct

The most commonly used instrument for defining and measuring the quality of relationships is the:

Your manager gave you a new assignment that you dearly wanted and you thanked him immensely for his kindness and confidence in you. Your reaction represents which of the following recommended guidelines for effective followership? a. offer support to leader b. take initiative c. play counseling and coaching roles to leader when appropriate d. raise issues and/or concemswhen necessary e. seek and encourage honest feecthack from the leader f. clarify your role and expectations g. show appreciation h. keep the leader informed i. resist inappropriate influence of leader

The effective follower must avoid raising issues with the leader regarding the leader's decisions are misguided and unethical.

The CEO of your company has launched a new campaign to encourage each manager to aspire to have positive relationships with all followers, not just a few special individuals. This CEO wants to position his company at the __________ stage of development of the dyadic approach. a. vertical dyadic linkage theory b. leader-member exchange theory c. team-building d. system and networks