Tough Lessons On Leadership

1.
a) True. Well-led companies know that leaders are made, not born, and invest in the development of their future managers.
b) False. … the return on investment rarely comes up to the hopes and expectations of participating executives or company sponsors.
c) False. Most of us can agree on basic definitions (of leadership and three follow).
d) False. After a steady rise through the functional ranks in logistics an distribution, Anne…
e) True. …she failed to notice changing priorities in the wider market.
f) False. …she was assessed by her boss as lacking the broader business picture.
g) True. …for Anne, working through networks was political activity…and she had always rejected (this as) 'time wasting on politics'.
h) False. Who am I? Who do I want to become? What do I like to do? Do I have what it takes to learn a different way of operating? Is it me? Is it worth it?: six questions

2.
a) survive
b) prosper
c) made
d) return on investment
e) expectations
f) definitions

3.
a) ii
b) i
c) ii
d) iii
e) iii
f) i
g) iii
h) i

4.
a) False
b) True
c) False
d) False
e) True
f) True
g) False

5. 1e, 2c, 3d, 4b, 5a

6. b

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