Chapter 16 Before You Move On Answers

1. Identify two reasons why organizations may seek to develop their leaders.

Mabey and Salaman consider four themes: functional performance, reward, political reinforcement, psychic defence.

2. What does it mean to be ‘competent’ in a role?

A ‘competence’ is ‘an underlying characteristic of an individual that is causally related to effective or superior performance in a job’, so being ‘competent’ means being able to perform a role effectively.

3. List three possible mechanisms linked to leadership development.

Business games, case studies, competency based workshops, outdoor activities, psychometric assessment, coaching, mentoring, action based learning, job rotation.