LI 2021 Second Call

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L&I - Second Call July 16th A.Y. 2020-2021 - Leadership - Q1: Transformational leadership Mourinho is one of the most famous and successful soccer coaches of these years. Over the years, he has distinguished himself for being a highly demanding coach, able to push his players beyond their limits and leading his teams to unpredictably high performances. In each experience he tries to deeply connect with each player, dedicating specific sessions to each of them and putting the consideration for individuals’ needs on top of the list. He doesn’t set objectives for the season, and after each victory, he pushes his players to improve. Due to his extreme approach, he attracted a lot of critics and enemies around him over time, which makes him perceive the necessity to quickly achieve results and demonstrate his value to supporters and the management. The context described in the text is a case of: A. Transactional leadership B. Transformational leadership C. Shared leadership D. Attribution effect The described case is a transformational leader. There are many indicators to support this: • push his players beyond their limits [clear definition of transformational] • deeply connect with each player, dedicating specific sessions to each of them [individualized consideration] • after each victory, he pushes his players to improve [intellectual stimulation] However, there is no clue about inspirational motivation and idealized influence. We cannot say this is missing, but considering the text only we can highlight that his transformational leadership role is not fully developed. Q2: Managerial grid Paul and George are competing for the same position as the production manager of the FarmTech company. The position requires the ability to perform a variety of duties such as:…