CH2 Traits, Motives, and Characteristics of Leaders

The balance of opinion suggests that the contributors to leadership effectiveness are

A combination of nature and nurture

Research about emotional intelligence and leadership concludes that

A leader's mood and associated behaviors affect bottom-line performance

Leadership effectiveness tends to be higher when the leader's intelligence is

A little higher than that of average group member

Creativity among leaders tends to be distributed

Along a continuum from low to high

An important strength of the trait approach to leadership is that it

Can help with leadership selection and development

"Knowledge of the business" as a leadership characteristic is closely related to the leadership trait of

Cognitive ability

The achievement motive refers to

Finding joy in accomplishment for its own sake

Emotional intelligence tends to

Improve with experience

Self-confidence is an important leadership characteristic in what settings?

In almost every leadership setting

Tenacity is considered to be an important leadership characteristic because

It often takes so long to implement a new program

A hands on and deeply engaged leader is most likely to be strong on which of the traits or characteristics?

Knowledge of the business

Passion for the work on the part of a leader often expresses itself as a(n)

Obsession for achieving company goals

Donald Trump is seen as a leader with a

Personalized power motive

Jane is a farsighted leaders, so she

Sees the long-range implications of her actions

A leader with an internal locus of control

Take responsibility for events happening

With respect to heredity and environment, leadership effectiveness appears to be

The combined influence of heredity and environment

Kent is an enthusiastic leader, so his enthusiasm is likely to

Help him build relationships with the group

The most effective type of humor for an organizational leader to use is directed at

Himself or herself

An authentic leader would most likely

Practice his or her values consistently

An important application of farsightedness for executive leaders is to

Predict the direction of environment forces

A key part of a leader having humility is to

Put group members in the limelight, rather than oneself

Leadership who have the "right stuff" have

The necessary traits and characteristics to lead effectively

Finance manager Sharon has the reputation of "walking the talk," so she most likely scores high on the trait of

Trustworthiness

A systems thinker would be especially good at

Understanding how the external environment influences the organization

A person with high emotional intelligence is likely to

Build strong personal bonds with people

What action on the part of a leader would most likely contribute to a reputation of trustworthiness?

Doing what she or he thinks is right in spite of the political consequences

An important part of being assertive is to

Express feelings and opinions forthrightly