The items in this were adapted from the following: Bennis, W.B, Spreitzer, G.M., & Cummings, T.G. (Eds.) (2001). The future of leadership: Today’s top leadership thinkers speak to tomorrow’s leaders. San Francisoc: Jossey-Bass. 1. Please choose the grammatically correct item. Question 1 options: a) Increasingly, the identities of corporations are mere reflections of the personalities of their leaders, today, a business magazine won’t run a cover story about Ford Motor Company; instead, it will feature the company’s CEO, Jacques Nasser, in full-color spread. b) Increasingly, the identities of corporations are mere reflections of the personalities of their leaders. Today, a business magazine won’t run a cover story about Ford Motor Company; instead, it will feature the company’s CEO, Jacques Nasser, in full-color spread. c) Increasingly, the identities of corporations are mere reflections of the personalities of their leaders. Today, a business magazine won’t run a cover story about Ford Motor Company, instead, it will feature the company’s CEO, Jacques Nasser, in full-color spread. d) Increasingly, the identities of corporations are mere reflections of the personalities of their leaders. Today, a business magazine won’t run a cover story about Ford Motor Company; instead, it will feature the company’s CEO. Jacques Nasser in full-color spread. 2. Please choose the grammatically correct item. Question 2 options: a) This focus on personality is peculiarly American, perhaps an outward manifestation of our collective unconscious on which the image of George Washington astride his powerful white steed is indelibly depicted. b) This focus on personality is peculiarly American. Perhaps an outward manifestation of our collective unconscious—on which the image of George Washington astride his powerful white steed is indelibly depicted. c) This focus on personality is peculiarly American, perhaps an outward manifestation of our collective unconscious. On which the image of George Washington astride his powerful white steed is indelibly depicted. d) This focus on personality is peculiarly American. Perhaps an outward manifestation of our collective unconscious, on which the image of George Washington astride his powerful white steed is indelibly depicted. 3. Please choose the grammatically correct item. Question 3 options: a) During that time, we applied our theories not only to political leaders but, unique in the world, to leaders of business corporations. And, of course, we got it wrong. “We” meaning those of us in American business, academia, consulting, and journalism who habitually discussed, studied, and wrote about leadership solely as an individual trait. b) During that time, we applied our theories not only to political leaders. But, unique in the world, to leaders of business corporations. And, of course, we got it wrong. “We” meaning those of us in American business, academia, consulting, and journalism.

1. The items in this were adapted from the following:
Bennis, W.B, Spreitzer, G.M., & Cummings, T.G. (Eds.)
(2001). The future of leadership: Today’s top leadership
thinkers speak to tomorrow’s leaders. San Francisoc: Jossey-
Bass.
1. Please choose the grammatically correct item.
Question 1 options:
a)
Increasingly, the identities of corporations are mere reflections
of the personalities of their leaders, today, a business magazine
won’t run a cover story about Ford Motor Company; instead, it
will feature the company’s CEO, Jacques Nasser, in full-color
spread.
b)
Increasingly, the identities of corporations are mere reflections
of the personalities of their leaders. Today, a business magazine
won’t run a cover story about Ford Motor Company; instead, it
will feature the company’s CEO, Jacques Nasser, in full-color
spread.
c)
Increasingly, the identities of corporations are mere reflections
of the personalities of their leaders. Today, a business magazine
won’t run a cover story about Ford Motor Company, instead, it
will feature the company’s CEO, Jacques Nasser, in full-color
spread.
d)
Increasingly, the identities of corporations are mere reflections
of the personalities of their leaders. Today, a business magazine
won’t run a cover story about Ford Motor Company; instead, it
will feature the company’s CEO. Jacques Nasser in full-color
spread.
2. Please choose the grammatically correct item.
Question 2 options:
a)
This focus on personality is peculiarly American, perhaps an

2. outward manifestation of our collective unconscious on which
the image of George Washington astride his powerful white
steed is indelibly depicted.
b)
This focus on personality is peculiarly American. Perhaps an
outward manifestation of our collective unconscious—on which
the image of George Washington astride his powerful white
steed is indelibly depicted.
c)
This focus on personality is peculiarly American, perhaps an
outward manifestation of our collective unconscious. On which
the image of George Washington astride his powerful white
steed is indelibly depicted.
d)
This focus on personality is peculiarly American. Perhaps an
outward manifestation of our collective unconscious, on which
the image of George Washington astride his powerful white
steed is indelibly depicted.
3. Please choose the grammatically correct item.
Question 3 options:
a)
During that time, we applied our theories not only to political
leaders but, unique in the world, to leaders of business
corporations. And, of course, we got it wrong. “We” meaning
those of us in American business, academia, consulting, and
journalism who habitually discussed, studied, and wrote about
leadership solely as an individual trait.
b)
During that time, we applied our theories not only to political
leaders. But, unique in the world, to leaders of business
corporations. And, of course, we got it wrong. “We” meaning
those of us in American business, academia, consulting, and
journalism who habitually discussed, studied, and wrote about
leadership solely as an individual trait.
c)
During that time, we applied our theories not only to political

3. leaders but, unique in the world, to leaders of business
corporations. And, of course, we got it wrong, “we” meaning
those of us in American business, academia, consulting, and
journalism who habitually discussed, studied, and wrote about
leadership solely as an individual trait.
d)
During that time, we applied our theories not only to political
leaders but, unique in the world, to leaders of business
corporations. And, of course, we got it wrong. “We” meaning
those of us in American business, academia, consulting, and
journalism. Who habitually discussed, studied, and wrote about
leadership solely as an individual trait.
4. Please choose the grammatically correct item.
Question 4 options:
a)
Does it make any real difference whether leadership is treated
as an institutional capacity or as an individual trait? Because
fundamental premises drive behavior, when leadership is
thought of as an organizational trait. There are profound
consequences for almost everything that follows. For example,
because ABB views leadership organizationally, its highly
respected former CEO, Percy Barnevik, could retire at age five-
four in full confidence that the company had the capacity to
carry on successfully without him.
b)
Does it make any real difference whether leadership is treated
as an institutional capacity or as an individual trait? Because
fundamental premises drive behavior, when leadership is
thought of as an organizational trait, there are profound
consequences for almost everything that follows. For example,
because ABB views leadership organizationally, its highly
respected former CEO, Percy Barnevik, could retire at age five-
four in full confidence that the company had the capacity to
carry on successfully without him.
c)
Does it make any real difference whether leadership is treated

4. as an institutional capacity or as an individual trait? Because
fundamental premises drive behavior, when leadership is
thought of as an organizational trait, there are profound
consequences for almost everything that follows, for example,
because ABB views leadership organizationally, its highly
respected former CEO, Percy Barnevik, could retire at age five-
four in full confidence that the company had the capacity to
carry on successfully without him.
d)
Does it make any real difference whether leadership is treated
as an institutional capacity or as an individual trait, because
fundamental premises drive behavior, when leadership is
thought of as an organizational trait, there are profound
consequences for almost everything that follows. For example,
because ABB views leadership organizationally, its highly
respected former CEO, Percy Barnevik, could retire at age five-
four in full confidence that the company had the capacity to
carry on successfully without him.
5. Please choose the grammatically correct item.
Question 5 options:
While this discussion may sound familiar, what is striking is
that none of the companies we studied stresses all twelve of the
systems we identified. Instead, they focus on managing a few
systems tightly, while leaving the others loose.
While this discussion may sound familiar, what is striking is
that none of the companies we studied stresses all twelve of the
systems we identified, instead, they focus on managing a few
systems tightly, while leaving the others loose.
While this discussion may sound familiar. What is striking is
that none of the companies we studied stresses all twelve of the
systems we identified. Instead, they focus on managing a few
systems tightly, while leaving the others loose.
While this discussion may sound familiar, what is striking is
that none of the companies we studied stresses all twelve of the
systems we identified. Instead, they focus on managing a few
systems tightly. While leaving the others loose.

5. 6. Please choose the grammatically correct item.
Question 6 options:
a)
There is an old Chinese curse that runs, “May you live in
interesting times.” Whether we choose to believe it or not. We
live in interesting times. We live in a time of incredible
economic growth and rising globalization. We live in an era of
increased personal wealth and the rising tide of democracy.
Finally, we live on the verge of new frontiers—searching for
life on Mars, completing the genome project, and exploring the
darkest depths of our oceans.
b)
There is an old Chinese curse that runs, “May you live in
interesting times.” Whether we choose to believe it or not, we
live in interesting times. We live in a time of incredible
economic growth and rising globalization, we live in an era of
increased personal wealth and the rising tide of democracy.
Finally, we live on the verge of new frontiers—searching for
life on Mars, completing the genome project, and exploring the
darkest depths of our oceans.
c)
There is an old Chinese curse that runs, “May you live in
interesting times.” Whether we choose to believe it or not, we
live in interesting times. We live in a time of incredible
economic growth and rising globalization., we live in an era of
increased personal wealth and the rising tide of democracy,
finally, we live on the verge of new frontiers—searching for life
on Mars, completing the genome project, and exploring the
darkest depths of our oceans.
d)
There is an old Chinese curse that runs, “May you live in
interesting times.” Whether we choose to believe it or not, we
live in interesting times. We live in a time of incredible
economic growth and rising globalization. We live in an era of
increased personal wealth and the rising tide of democracy.
Finally, we live on the verge of new frontiers—searching for

6. life on Mars, completing the genome project, and exploring the
darkest depths of our oceans.
7. Please choose the grammatically correct item.
Question 7 options:
a)
Tomorrow’s leaders will need to come up with innovative ways
to satisfy different needs and preferences of a diverse
workforce. They will need to go beyond the kind of cafeteria
rewards systems that are popular today. Diversity also increases
the potential for conflict in the workplace, so leaders will need
strong conflict-management skills to create the teams that are so
important in the contemporary work environment.
b)
Tomorrow’s leaders will need to come up with innovative ways
to satisfy different needs and preferences of a diverse
workforce, they will need to go beyond the kind of cafeteria
rewards systems that are popular today, because diversity also
increases the potential for conflict in the workplace, so leaders
will need strong conflict-management skills to create the teams
that are so important in the contemporary work environment.
c)
Tomorrow’s leaders will need to come up with innovative ways
to satisfy different needs and preferences of a diverse
workforce. They will need to go beyond the kind of cafeteria
rewards systems that are popular today. Diversity also increases
the potential for conflict in the workplace, leaders will need
strong conflict-management skills to create the teams that are so
important in the contemporary work environment.
d)
Tomorrow’s leaders will need to come up with innovative ways
to satisfy different needs and preferences of a diverse
workforce. They will need to go beyond the kind of cafeteria
rewards systems that are popular today, diversity also increases
the potential for conflict in the workplace, so leaders will need
strong conflict-management skills to create the teams that are so
important in the contemporary work environment.

7. 8. Please choose the grammatically correct item.
Question 8 options:
a)
Because of technology, an increasing percentage of today’s
workers are “knowledge workers," from the ubiquity of cell
phones, pagers, email, and faxes, leaders are literally never out
of touch with the workplace and people—for better or for
worse. This may increase the flow of information but may also
reduce the time available for renewal and reflection, which are
critical for effective leadership.
b)
Because of technology, an increasing percentage of today’s
workers are “knowledge workers.” From the ubiquity of cell
phones, pagers, email, and faxes, leaders are literally never out
of touch with the workplace and people—for better or for
worse, this may increase the flow of information but may also
reduce the time available for renewal and reflection, which are
critical for effective leadership.
c)
Because of technology, an increasing percentage of today’s
workers are “knowledge workers.” From the ubiquity of cell
phones, pagers, email, and faxes, leaders are literally never out
of touch with the workplace and people—for better or for
worse. This may increase the flow of information but may also
reduce the time available for renewal and reflection, which are
critical for effective leadership.
d)
Because of technology, an increasing percentage of today’s
workers are “knowledge workers.” From the ubiquity of cell
phones, pagers, email, and faxes, leaders are literally never out
of touch with the workplace and people. For better or for worse.
This may increase the flow of information but may also reduce
the time available for renewal and reflection, which are critical
for effective leadership.
9. Please choose the grammatically correct item.
Question 9 options:

8. a)
In looking ahead, especially for the upcoming generation of
leaders, our point is that the future is uncertain, however, there
are lessons from the past that will continue to be an important
part of the future’s landscape. In fact, research strongly
suggests that the ability to look first to our past before we
march blindly forward actually strengthens our capacity to see
the future more clearly.
b)
In looking ahead, especially for the upcoming generation of
leaders, our point is that the future is uncertain, however, there
are lessons from the past that will continue to be an important
part of the future’s landscape, in fact, research strongly
suggests that the ability to look first to our past before we
march blindly forward actually strengthens our capacity to see
the future more clearly.
c)
In looking ahead, especially for the upcoming generation of
leaders, our point is that the future is uncertain. However, there
are lessons from the past that will continue to be an important
part of the future’s landscape, in fact, research strongly
suggests that the ability to look first to our past before we
march blindly forward actually strengthens our capacity to see
the future more clearly.
d)
In looking ahead, especially for the upcoming generation of
leaders, our point is that the future is uncertain. However, there
are lessons from the past that will continue to be an important
part of the future’s landscape. In fact, research strongly
suggests that the ability to look first to our past before we
march blindly forward actually strengthens our capacity to see
the future more clearly.
10. Please choose the grammatically correct item.
Question 10 options:
a)
Despite all the advances in technology, after all the irrational

9. exuberance over the Internet has come and gone, we’ll learn
again what we already know. Leadership is a relationship.
Sometimes the relationship is one-to-many, sometimes it’s one-
to-one. But regardless of whether the number is one or one
thousand, leadership is a relationship between those who aspire
to lead and those who choose to follow.
b)
Despite all the advances in technology, after all the irrational
exuberance over the Internet has come and gone, we’ll learn
again what we already know—leadership is a relationship.
Sometimes the relationship is one-to-many. Sometimes it’s one-
to-one. But regardless of whether the number is one or one
thousand, leadership is a relationship between those who aspire
to lead and those who choose to follow.
c)
Despite all the advances in technology, after all the irrational
exuberance over the Internet has come and gone, we’ll learn
again what we already know. Leadership is a relationship.
Sometimes the relationship is one-to-many. Sometimes it’s one-
to-one. But regardless of whether the number is one or one
thousand. Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire
to lead and those who choose to follow.
d)
Despite all the advances in technology, after all the irrational
exuberance over the Internet has come and gone. We’ll learn
again what we already know. Leadership is a relationship.
Sometimes the relationship is one-to-many. Sometimes it’s one-
to-one. But regardless of whether the number is one or one
thousand, leadership is a relationship between those who aspire
to lead and those who choose to follow.
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