A leader who constantly monitors performance and corrects mistakes immediately is demonstrating:

A leader who constantly monitors performance and corrects mistakes immediately is demonstrating:

• A. Management By Exception-Active
• B. Management By Exception-Passive
• C. Inspirational Motivation
• D. Idealized Influence

Answer: (A)

Constantly monitoring performance and correcting mistakes immediately shows a hands-on, corrective approach to keeping work aligned with standards. This is Management By Exception-Active. It involves actively watching performance data and intervening as soon as deviations appear to prevent bigger problems. It differs from Management By Exception-Passive, where the leader only acts after issues become obvious or when standards are already unmet. The other two options describe ways of influencing motivation and field behavior—Inspirational Motivation and Idealized Influence—focusing on how a leader inspires and models ethics rather than on monitoring and correcting performance. So the described behavior fits active management by exception, a proactive, supervisory style.

Constantly monitoring performance and correcting mistakes immediately shows a hands-on, corrective approach to keeping work aligned with standards. This is Management By Exception-Active. It involves actively watching performance data and intervening as soon as deviations appear to prevent bigger problems. It differs from Management By Exception-Passive, where the leader only acts after issues become obvious or when standards are already unmet. The other two options describe ways of influencing motivation and field behavior—Inspirational Motivation and Idealized Influence—focusing on how a leader inspires and models ethics rather than on monitoring and correcting performance. So the described behavior fits active management by exception, a proactive, supervisory style.