Lionel Tucker Has Been Asked to Lead a Virtual Team

question 3

Multiple Choice

Lionel Tucker has been asked to lead a virtual team on a project with a tight time schedule. While allocating the project to him, his manager impressed upon him the need to complete this project successfully and in time so that this client gains enough confidence to use their services in the future. Lionel and his team communicate via e-mail as the team members are located at geographically dispersed locations. They have not had even one face-to-face meeting as yet. In this case, Lionel must have an ability to ________ in addition to all the other desirable abilities of a leader to lead the team successfully.

• A) convey support and trust through electronic means
• B) micromanage his team members till project completion
• C) avoid making any decisions for the team
• D) generate charisma to inspire the team
• E) abdicate all responsibility to the members of the team

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Definitions:

Zone Of Proximal Development

Vygotsky's concept describing the difference between what a learner can do without help and what he or she can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Pretend Play

A form of play among children where they use their imagination to create scenarios, roles, and activities, often involving make-believe propositions.

Mental Acts

Activities of the mind, such as thinking, reasoning, remembering, and imagining.

Mutual Exclusivity Assumption

The cognitive bias in children to assume that any given object will only have one name.