Pre-Test Every Officer is a Leader

1. Question

Research indicates that the daily psychological stresses that police officers experience in their work put them at significantly higher risk than the general population for a host of long-term physical and mental health effects.

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2. Question

Traditional leadership development programs often fail to internalize new performance capabilities and verify a leader’s application to on-the-job settings.

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3. Question

Mindfulness reduces stress and helps law enforcement personnel to enhance job performance, personal health, long term resilience, and community relationships.

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4. Question

Glasser’s choice theory and reality therapy can be linked to effective leadership training because it promotes individual’s self-awareness and helps improve relationships.

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5. Question

Understanding the importance of purpose and vision in others will help you recognize that the absence or fuzziness of the preferred future in yourself may be the forerunner of problems that may challenge the leader.

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6. Question

Values clarification and alignment can be at the heart of building a solid foundation to your career and your life, and at the heart of building a high performing team or organization.

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7. Question

Energy management is the preventive approach to managing stress.

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8. Question

Which of the following statements about stress management DOES NOT apply to law enforcement?

law enforcement and emergency services personnel are reluctant to acknowledge the existence of personal stress

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incidents that by normal standards would cause a great deal of stress are often treated with apparent nonchalance and even disdain

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the culture is seen as demanding stress as a sign of an individual's ability to take it and get the job done

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stress-management techniques that work well may have undesirable side effects, such as the use or overuse of anything that temporarily relieves stress-drugs, food, sex, work, exercise, leisure, etc

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the two least powerful tools for stress management and for knocking down the accumulated stress are a regular daily program of cardiovascular exercise and deep relaxation

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9. Question

The broad mission of the book, Every Officer is a Leader (Anderson et al., 2012) is to provide leaders with opportunity to:

self-examine

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gain a renewed sense of purpose

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clarify their foundational beliefs

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gain a broad spectrum of knowledge and skills

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all of the above

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10. Question

When engaged in career planning it is especially important for you to:

have a career path plan so you can see how your current role serves as a preparation for the next level of promotion or a lateral transfer

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avoid mentors and coaches, both inside and outside of your organization

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avoid being promoted to your level of incompetence and staying there

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A and B above

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all of the above

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11. Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

time and priority management are skills that sometimes appear opposed to the very existence of emergency services personnel such as firefighters, paramedics, security personnel, and police officers

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a phrase frequently heard in public safety is, "Hours of boredom occasionally interrupted by a few minutes of utter chaos"

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when public safety personnel reach supervisory and management positions, the concept of managing time in a pro-active fashion is clear

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many people become discouraged when they start to plan their personal and work lives

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most public safety personnel experience some burnout and give up on any kind of systematic approach to planning and living

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12. Question

Transforming Leadership is different from other leadership theories because:

it integrates most other theories

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it focuses on the development of the person, group and organization

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it develops the organization from the outside-in

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A and C above

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13. Question

Transforming Leadership can be learned and applied by:

those who are sophisticated enough to understand it

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anyone who is in a position of leadership, including parents

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politicians and community leaders

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A and B above

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B and C above

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14. Question

Peter Senge refers to Personal Mastery as the discipline of:

continually clarifying and deepening our personal vision

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focusing our energies

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developing patience

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seeing reality objectively

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all of the above

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15. Question

The skill of centering:

is a way to find the "eye in the center of the storm"

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involves deeper self-awareness

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enables you to intentionally be conscious of internal events

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A and B above

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A and C above

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16. Question

Life planning to provide motivation and balance in life will help you accomplish the following objective(s):

to formulate an integrated plan to live an intentional lifestyle

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to seek balance and avoid overload in personal and professional life

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neither A or B above

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both A and B above

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17. Question

The skill of grounding:

involves taking responsibility for placing your attention in each present moment

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is the foundation of all other skills

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is the "ground of all being"

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A and B above

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A, B and C above

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18. Question

Learning credible leadership skills can provide you with:

a map of the leadership terrain for planning personal and professional development

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skills to help develop your own children, if you have them

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culture, like a work of art

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none of the above

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A and B above

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19. Question

Counseling and problem management skills are important to learn because:

If you are doing community-oriented policing or problem solving, these skills are critical for success

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They give you a sense of personal wholeness

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you can be therapeutic to others when a therapist isn't available

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all of the above

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none of the above

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20. Question

To use the skill of responding effectively with accurate understanding requires careful observation of non-verbal cues.

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21. Question

Confrontive communication is to be avoided because it can make things worse.

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22. Question

To practice assertiveness skills effectively requires the use of a minimal number of communication skills.

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23. Question

Credible leadership leans towards all but ONE of the following general skill sets:

more effective self-managers

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better verbal and text-oriented communicators

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better at creating turbulence for the health of the organization

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more creative and innovative problem-solvers, facilitators, and decision-makers

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more effective change agents for team building, organization development and enhanced community safety

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24. Question

Self-disclosure is important because the way we earn trust in relationships is:

by being honest from the heart

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by helping others to get honest themselves

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by practicing skills so that we are nearly perfect at them

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by going without social relationships to wean ourselves from dependencies

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none of the above

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25. Question

Conflict management involves:

telling it like it is, pulling no punches

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managing your own frame of reference, feelings, words, wants and needs

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assisting the other person to feel respected and yet understand your position at the same time

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A and B above

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B and C above

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26. Question

Attending skills:

involve both your behaviors and your attention

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give you the appearance of being interested even when you aren't

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include facing, squaring, eye contact, open posture, leaning and appropriate distancing

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B and C above

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all of the above

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27. Question

Responding with understanding:

is an often misused skill used to manipulate others

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usually causes people to react defensively

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is an easy skill to learn

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causes people to cry

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none of the above

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28. Question

What skill involves the inner strength for self-control of emotions, judgments and pre-mature advice?

grounding

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attending

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listening

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suspending

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assertiveness

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29. Question

The ideal time to share your idea or definition of a problem with others is when they are stuck or when it is appropriate to add some alternative ways for them to consider a problem.

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30. Question

Problem-specification in law enforcement is not valued when trying to understand why employees demonstrate low performance or counter-productive workplace behaviors.

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31. Question

When the leader is genuine and authentic enough to share an experience that shows that the leader has true sympathy with the person’s experience-a sense of camaraderie or mutuality is unlikely to develop.

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32. Question

Immediacy is a versatile and widely applicable skill that enables leaders to deal with resolving issues before other problems can be addressed.

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33. Question

Which of the following statements are true concerning self-sharing in law enforcement?

Law enforcement leaders always take the opportunity to pass on successful strategies for handling problems

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Officers are tactical and appreciate real-life examples applicable at the street level

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Officers who are ineffective at problem-solving have generally been promoted to supervisory ranks

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The skill of self- sharing enables the supervisor and employee to apply proven tactics to similar problems, or take risks and try new strategies.

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B & D

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34. Question

Which of the following are true statements concerning confrontation?

Weakness confrontation is challenging others to face their strengths when they have a tendency not to see them

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Most people will face weaknesses or faults directly without feeling doubts about their self-worth

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People do not feel threatened and fearful that others will judge them negatively and discriminate against them when it comes time for organizational rewards or recognition, such as promotion

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As long as confrontation is based on identifiable behaviors, not rumors or judgments, most police officers will respect the direct confrontation style

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35. Question

The skill of facilitating goal ownership is important because:

until people come up with the language to move ahead successfully, they don't change their approach or perform any differently

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language locks goals into people's action systems

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written goals are more than 50% more likely to be achieved

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all of the above

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none of the above

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36. Question

When implementing action plans:

it is ultimately the responsibility of every supervisor, manager, and executive officer to provide the organizational structure, training, and resources to make the change

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individuals are not responsible for their span of control and organizational turf

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implementing action plans will provide minimal rewards to the employee, supervisor, organization, and community

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problem- management skills enable leaders to assist those who are resistant to working through managing change on the inside, one officer at a time

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A & D

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37. Question

Advanced empathy helps others to:

express what they are implying

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identify themes in their stories

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connect islands of experiences behaviors or feelings

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draw conclusions

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all of the above

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38. Question

The primary task of problem-managing leaders is:

to inspire followership in everyone

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to help others to take ownership of their part of an overall problem that they believe they can do something about

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to provide leadership to others so that they have a sense of security about the future

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all of the above

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39. Question

Action plans may not get off the ground because:

it can be scary to give up familiar patterns

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they tend to fall apart or fade after a while

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all of the above

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none of the above

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40. Question

A developmental change agent is:

another descriptive phrase for a transforming leader

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a person who can facilitate the development of individuals, groups and organizations. needed in the years to come

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needed in the years to come

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all of the above

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