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1. Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of democratic leadership in personal management?

  • Encouraging team member participation in decision-making
  • Facilitating open communication and feedback
  • Centralizing authority and making decisions independently
  • Promoting collaboration and shared responsibility

2. A democratic leader in personal management prioritizes:

  • Individual achievement above team goals
  • Maintaining strict control over subordinates
  • Collective decision-making and shared responsibility
  • Micromanaging tasks and processes

3. How does a democratic leader foster creativity within a team?

  • By suppressing dissenting opinions
  • By rigidly enforcing procedures
  • By encouraging open discussion and brainstorming
  • By dictating solutions to problems

4. In a conflict situation, a democratic leader would most likely

  • Impose a solution without input from involved parties
  • Ignore the conflict and hope it resolves itself
  • Facilitate a discussion to find a mutually acceptable solution
  • Side with one party involved in the conflict

5. What is a potential drawback of a democratic leadership style in personal management?

  • Increased employee morale and motivation
  • Improved team cohesion and collaboration
  • Slower decision-making processes
  • Enhanced employee creativity and innovation

6. Which aspect of communication is MOST crucial for a democratic leader?

  • One-way communication from leader to team
  • Two-way communication, involving active listening and feedback
  • Infrequent communication to avoid conflict
  • Top-down communication prioritizing directives

7. How does a democratic leader handle delegation of tasks?

  • Delegates tasks without providing guidance or support
  • Keeps all crucial tasks for themselves
  • Delegates tasks based on team member's skills and preferences, providing support as needed
  • Delegates tasks randomly to ensure fairness

8. A democratic leader's approach to feedback is best described as:

  • Infrequent and only given during performance reviews
  • Regular, constructive, and focused on improvement
  • Critical and focused on highlighting mistakes
  • Absent, to avoid causing conflict

9. In empowering their team, a democratic leader would:

  • Retain all decision-making power
  • Provide training and resources, and delegate responsibilities
  • Micromanage all aspects of team projects
  • Ignore team suggestions and make decisions unilaterally

10. Which leadership style is MOST likely to complement a democratic approach in specific situations requiring quick decisions?

  • Laissez-faire leadership
  • Autocratic leadership
  • Transformational leadership
  • Servant leadership

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