Dr. Tamara Lopez is the Executive Director of Kincade County Health Non-Profit that provides low cost health care to low income and minority communities. She sets a goal that the demographics of the clinic staff should mirror the demographics of the communities served. She reassures the staff that no one will be laid off and explains the benefits of greater diversity. Early on she carefully monitors how new positions are publicized, reviews all hires, and regularly checks progress towards the goal of a more diverse staff. Over time the medical staff begins to appreciate how greater diversity allows them to better serve the clients and develop new ways to increase the diversity of applicant pools through strategies like offering scholarships, internships, and practicums to minority students and recruiting from historically Black and Hispanic medical programs. Dr. Lopez reduces her level of oversight of the hiring process to a brief quarterly check on progress made to her diversity goal. This is an example of __________.   a. Situational Leadership   b. Transactional Leadership   c. Ethical Leadership   d. Charismatic Leadership

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Dr. Tamara Lopez is the Executive Director of Kincade County Health Non-Profit that provides low cost health care to low income and minority communities. She sets a goal that the demographics of the clinic staff should mirror the demographics of the communities served. She reassures the staff that no one will be laid off and explains the benefits of greater diversity. Early on she carefully monitors how new positions are publicized, reviews all hires, and regularly checks progress towards the goal of a more diverse staff. Over time the medical staff begins to appreciate how greater diversity allows them to better serve the clients and develop new ways to increase the diversity of applicant pools through strategies like offering scholarships, internships, and practicums to minority students and recruiting from historically Black and Hispanic medical programs. Dr. Lopez reduces her level of oversight of the hiring process to a brief quarterly check on progress made to her diversity goal. This is an example of __________.

 

a. Situational Leadership

 

b. Transactional Leadership

 

c. Ethical Leadership

 

d. Charismatic Leadership

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