Bee MUU lesa eset nr: The following items describe aspects of leadership behavior. Assume you are under great pressure for performance improvements as the leader of a manufac- turing work group of six machine operators. Respond to each item according to the way you would most likely act in this pressure situation. Indicate whether each item below is Mostly Faise or Mostly True for you as a work group leader. se Mostly Mostly False True 1. | would take charge of what should be done and when t0 do it. 2. |would stress getting ahead of competing aroups. 3. | would ask the members to ‘work harder. 4, | would speak for the ‘group if there were visitors present. 8, | would keep the work mov- ing at a rapid pace 6. | would permit members to use their on judgment in solving problems. 7. | would ask for group feed- hack on my ideas. 8. | would let members do ‘their work the way they think best. ment of Style 9. | would turn the members loose on a job and let them go for it, 10. | would permit the group to set its own pace. T Scoring and Interpret The T-P Leadership Questionnaire is scored as follows: Your "1" score is the number of Mostly True answers for questions 1-5. Your “P” score is the number of Mostly True answers for questons 6-10. A score of 4 or 5 would be considered high for either T or P. Some leaders deal with people needs, leaving task details to followers. Other leaders focus on specific details with the expectation that followers will carry out ‘orders. Depending on the situation, both approaches may be effective. The important issue is the ability to identify relevant dimensions of the situation and behave accord- ingly. Through this questionnaire, you can identify your relative emphasis on two dimensions of leadership: task orientation (T) and people orientation (P). These are not ‘opposite approaches, and an individual can rate high or low on either or both ‘What is your leadership orientation? Compare your results from this assignment to your result from the quiz in Leader's Seltinsight 2.2 in the previous chapter. What ‘would you consider an ideal leader situation for your style? Source: Based on the T-P Leadership Questionnaire es published in “Toward a Particularistic Approach to Leadership Style: Some: Findings,” by T. J. Saroiovannl, R. Metzcus, and L. Burden, American Educational Research Journal 6, no. 1 (1968), pp. 62-78.