Carlos prides himself on being able to hire skilled team members and then letting them take initiative and responsibility for their tasks. He sets high standards for each of his employees. John has been on Carlos's team for 6 months and feels that he is not competent enough and, therefore, becomes less motivated. According to the path-goal theory of leadership effectiveness, what would be the best course of action in helping John?

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Carlos prides himself on being able to hire skilled team members and then letting them take initiative and responsibility for their tasks. He sets high standards for each of his employees. John has been on Carlos's team for 6 months and feels that he is not competent enough and, therefore, becomes less motivated. According to the path-goal theory of leadership effectiveness, what would be the best course of action in helping John?

a. Carlos should seek John's feedback on important business decisions so that he feels more competent and valued.

b. Carlos should listen to and encourage John and also coach John to accomplish tasks.

c. Carlos should hold John accountable for his performance and set high expectations.

d. Carlos should adopt an achievement-oriented leadership style with John

The answer to this question is b. Carlos should listen to and encourage John and also coach John to accomplish tasks.

Explanation:

From the details given in the question as regards John's feeling towards his level of competence, it is best that Carlos employs the Directive leadership style which will enable him to give John the required guidance and direction, and schedules work according to the expectation.

Carlos needs to take the position of a coach and encourage John as well as giving him directives to help him carry out his tasks.

Hence the answer is b. Carlos should listen to and encourage John and also coach John to accomplish tasks.

B) Carlos should listen to and encourage John and also coach John to accomplish tasks.

Explanation:

The whole idea behind the path-goal theory of leadership is that effective leaders can provide a clear path to their employees that leads them to achieving their goals, enhancing the overall performance and productivity of the organization.

You probably heard before the expression that a chain is as strong as its weakest link, and this theory focuses on that belief. A leader is responsible for encouraging and providing support to his/her subordinates or team members, and the leader is responsible for the team members' performance, and success or failure in achieving their goals.

Carlos chose John as part of his team, and Carlos brags about being extremely picky and demanding. But being a team leader is not just about bragging rights, he must show them the path to success. It is Carlos's responsibility to encourage John and provide any coaching or assistance that he needs to perform properly, since John's failure is ultimately Carlos's failure.  

sound is invisible, but sometimes we can feel it. when a kettle-drum is thumped with a stick that time the tight drum skin moving up and down very quickly for some time and then it pumped sound waves into the air. loudspeakers also work in a similar manner.

components of a speaker:

electromagnet

in order to translate an electrical signal into an audible sound, an electromagnet is used in looudspeakers

  suspension

suspension is used to   center the voice coil in the gap of the magnet and it exerts a restoring force to keep it there. suspension is used to limits the maximum mechanical excursion of the diaphragm and voice coil.

voice coil

voice coil is a coil of wire which is attached to the apex of a loudspeaker cone. it provides the motive force to the cone by the reaction of a magnetic field to the current passing through it.

cone

in a   loudspeaker, a   thin, semi-rigid membrane attached to the voice coil, which moves in a magnetic gap due to which it vibrates   and produced sound. it is known as diaphragm and it can also be called a cone, though not all speaker diaphragms are cone-shaped.

surround

surround is also known as front suspension. surround is used to join the cone to the chassis. together with the suspension it controls the cone excursion, and it is also used to   determine how energy which is   travelling through the cone is absorbed, and how the speaker limits when it reaches the ends of its travel.

dustcap

dustcap is used to protect the voice coil from dust and dirt. it is a part of the cone.

how speaker work

the outer part of the cone is fastened to the outer part of the loudspeaker's circular metal rim. the inner part is fixed to   voice coil that sits just in front of a permanent magnet . when loudspeaker is hooked up to a stereo, electrical signals feed through the speaker cables into the coil. it will convert the coil into an electromagnet magnet . when electricity flows back and forth in the cables, the electromagnet either repels or attract the permanent magnet. this moves the coil back and forth, and it pull and push the loudspeaker cone. like a drum skin vibrating back and forth, the moving cone pumps sounds out into the air.in this way loudspeakers works.