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
