Managing up involves: 

Which of the following things should leaders know in order to use Fiedler’s contingency theory of leadership? 

The best leaders, at all levels, are those who are genuinely interested in other people and find ways to bring out the best in them.

Which of the following statements is true of self-confidence?

Someone who scores high on agreeableness:

To effectively manage up requires understanding what leaders want and need.

According to the path–goal theory of leadership, when a subordinate is unchallenged by a task, a(n) _____ is used to set higher goals.

One of the tactics for followers to manage up is to be a resource for the leader.

Unethical leaders tend to take all the credit for successes, but they blame others when things go wrong.

The management at GreatBiz Inc. wants to reduce the separation between management and the workers. As part of the change initiative, it eliminates the rule about clocking in at a particular time every day. However, it is met with great resistance from the workers. In this case, which of the following steps should the management take?