Author Question: Dawne supervises six employees who have all recently joined the organization within the past three ... (Read 63 times)

gonzo233 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Dawne supervises six employees who have all recently joined the organization within the past three months. Dawne is feeling overworked because she believes her subordinates do not have the necessary skills and knowledge.

' Which argument is the strongest rationale to justify that she should indeed delegate more responsibility?
a. The leader's job is to get followers prepared to take on new tasks.
b. The leader's responsibility is to train followers and prepare them for new challenges.
c. Encouraging experimentation and tolerating mistakes are essential to learning and development.
d. Doing busy work is not an appropriate use of a leader's time.

Question 2

The factors that are pushing for new roles for leaders include all but one of the following:

a. push for quality
b. use of teams
c. changing hierarchies
d. increased homogeneity