BMAL-590 BUSINESS LEADERSHIP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WIT COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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BMAL-590 BUSINESS LEADERSHIP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WIT COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Leadership
a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal
General Personality Traits of Effective Leaders
Self-confidence, humility, trustworthiness, sense of humor, auth...
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BMAL-590 BUSINESS LEADERSHIP EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WIT COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Leadership
a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal
General Personality Traits of Effective Leaders
Self-confidence, humility, trustworthiness, sense of humor, authenticity, enthusiasm, optimism, warmth,
assertiveness, and extraversion
Self-Confidence:
In almost every leadership setting, it is important for the leader to be realistically self-confident. A leader
who is self-assured without being bombastic or overbearing instills self-confidence in team members. In
addition to being self-confident, the leader must project that self-confidence to the group. Self-
confidence is akin to being calm under pressure.
Humility:
Being humble at the right times also contributes to leadership effectiveness. Part of humility is admitting
that you don't know everything and admitting your mistakes to team members and outsiders. A leader,
upon receiving a compliment for an accomplishment, may explain that the group deserves the credit.
Trustworthiness:
,The popular cliché, "Leaders must walk the talk," demonstrates a consistency between deeds (walking)
and words (talking). In this context, trust is defined as a person's confidence in another individual's
intentions and motives, and in the sincerity of that individual's word. Also helpful is telling the truth and
conducting yourself in the way that you ask others to conduct themselves. A study found that 72 percent
of employees believe their immediate managers act with honesty and integrity in their work, but only 56
percent believe that about company leadership. To build trust, make your behavior consistent with your
intentions.
Authenticity:
Embedded in the trait of being trustworthy is authenticity - being genuine and honest about your
personality, values, and beliefs. This personal integrity is foundational for an individual to become an
authentic leader and demonstrate authenticity, i.e., be yourself rather than attempting to be a replica of
someone else. The authentic leader can emphasize different values and characteristics to different
people without being phony.
Extraversion:
It is helpful for leaders to be outgoing in most situations. Extraversion may be an almost innate
personality characteristic, yet most people can move toward becoming more extraverted by consciously
attempting to be more friendly toward people including smiling and asking questions. Being extraverted
contributes to leadership effectiveness, and extraverts are more likely to want to assume a leadership
role and participate in group activities.
Assertiveness:
Letting others know where you stand contributes to leadership effectiveness, and also contributes to
being or appearing extraverted. Assertiveness refers to being forthright in expressing demands, opinions,
,feelings, and attitudes. Being assertive helps leaders perform tasks such as confronting group members,
demanding higher performances, and making legitimate demands on higher management. An assertive
person is reasonably tactful rather than being aggressive.
Enthusiasm, Optimism, and Warmth:
Group members respond positively to enthusiasm and it helps build good relationships with team
members. Enthusiasm often takes the form of optimism which helps keep the group in an upbeat mood
and hopeful about attaining goals. Being a warm person and projecting that warmth is part of
enthusiasm and contributes to leadership effectiveness in several ways, including establishing rapport
with group members, projecting charisma, and providing emotional support.
Sense of Humor:
The effective use of humor is an important leadership trait as humor helps dissolve tension and defuse
conflict. Self-effacing humor is the choice of comedians and organizational members alike.
Task-Related Personality Traits of Effective Leaders
passion, flexibility and adaptability, emotional intelligence, internal locus of control, and courage
Passion for the Work and the People:
A dominant characteristic of effective leaders is their passion for their work and to some extent for the
people who help them accomplish the work. The passion goes beyond enthusiasm and often expresses
itself as an obsession for achieving company goals.
Passion for the work is especially evident in entrepreneurial leaders and small-business owners who are
preoccupied with growing their business.
Being passionate about the nature of the business can be a major success factor in its survival. One of
, the ways for an entrepreneur to inject passion into a business is to tell a creation story that inspires
people to understand how the company's product or cause will make the world a better place.
Flexibility and Adaptability:
A leader must be flexible and adaptable enough to cope with change, especially because a leader is
someone who facilitates change. Changes might include technological advances, downsizing, global
outsourcing, a shifting customer base, or a changing work force.
Flexibility, or adjusting to different situations, has long been recognized as an important leadership
characteristic. Without the underlying trait of flexibility, a person could be an effective leader in only one
or two situations.
Emotional Intelligence:
Leadership effectiveness is impacted by how well a person manages his or her emotions and how they
respond to those of others.
There are four key factors:
1. self awareness helps you understand your impact on others
2. self-management is the ability to control one's emotions and act with honesty and integrity in a
consistent and adaptable manner
3. social awareness includes having empathy for others and having intuition about organizational
problems
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