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Practice questions on leadership attitudes and mindsets

Kenya has over 70 universities and competition for students and projects is very high. Assume you have taken over as the Vice Chancellor of Strathmore University. Explain what leadership mindsets you’d promote within the institution to remain the market leader.
Reflecting on a named company explain how great leadership attitudes and behaviors could be natured.
Assume you are the CEO of Nairobi Water and Sewerage company. You are keen to ensure that the sewage from homesteads is collected and conveyed to the Sewerage treatment ponds in Ruai. You are also keen to ensure that the residents pay for this service promptly so that you can pay staff, attend to any breakdowns and expand the infrastructure for sewage collection. For this to happen, you need to develop your leaders to be more positive and efficient. Giving specific examples, explain the areas they have to unlearn to become better leaders.
To improve services to the citizens as provided in the Constitution of Kenya 2010, Kenyan parliament has established several new institutions. Normally, lower cadre staffs from the public service are moved to serve in the newly established institutions and only a few senior staff are recruited. Most of the lower cadre staff seconded to the new role do not have the required competencies to make the organization competitive. Assume you are a member of the senior management of a newly established institution and you are determined to make it a learning institution to transform the mindset of the lower cadre staff. Explain the approaches that could be used to achieve this aspiration.
The county governments are new structures of governance in Kenya. They inherited staff from defunct Local authorities and the public service. As a governor of a county, it is crucial to look at leadership mindsets of the county teams and transform them. Assume you are the Governor of a County and explain key mindset changes that you would prioritize in the management team in order to steer the county forward.
Kenya holds elections every 5 years. Assume you are the governor of one of the counties and have just appointed your county executive team. During your first meeting with these officials, you are determined to encourage them to foster good leadership and performance. Write down some of the key personal leadership attributes you’d wish to advice them to change.