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Leadership - CORRCT ANSWER a process whereby an individual influences a group
of individuals to achieve a common goal
General Personality Traits of Effective Leaders - CORRCT ANSWER Self-confidence,
humility, trustworthiness, sense of humor, authenticity, enthusiasm, optimism,
warmth, assertiveness, and extraversion
Self-Confidence: - CORRCT ANSWER 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: - CORRCT ANSWER 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: - CORRCT ANSWER 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: - CORRCT ANSWER 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.
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Extraversion: - CORRCT ANSWER 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: - CORRCT ANSWER 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: - CORRCT ANSWER 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: - CORRCT ANSWER 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 - CORRCT ANSWER passion,
flexibility and adaptability, emotional intelligence, internal locus of control, and
courage
Passion for the Work and the People: - CORRCT ANSWER 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.
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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: - CORRCT ANSWER 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: - CORRCT ANSWER 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
4. relationship management includes the interpersonal skills of communicating clearly
and convincingly, disarming conflicts, and building strong personal bonds.
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Internal Locus of Control: - CORRCT ANSWER People with an internal locus of
control believe that they are the primary cause of events happening to them. A leader
with an internal locus is perceived as more powerful than one with external locus
because he or she assumes responsibility for their actions and for events.
Courage: - CORRCT ANSWER Leaders need the courage to take risks and to take
initiative. Courage in the present context refers to behaviors such as prudent risk
taking, facing responsibility, and a willingness to put one's reputation on the line.
Power Motive: \ - CORRCT ANSWER Some leaders have a strong motivation to
control. That is, to control situations, resources and people. They actively exert power,
think about how to influence outcomes and the behavior of others, and care about
status.
There are two distinguishable types of power motive.
Those with a personalized power motive mostly seek to further their own interests
and enjoy dominating others.
On the other hand, those with a socialized power motive use power primarily to
achieve societal or organizational goals and a vision. The latter tend to be less
defensive, more willing to accept expert advice, and have longer-range perspectives.
Drive and Achievement Motive: - CORRCT ANSWER Effective leaders are known for
the strong effort they invest in achieving work goals. Drive refers to a propensity to put
high energy into achieving goals and to a persistence in applying that energy.
Achievement motivation refers to finding joy in accomplishment for its own sake.
Entrepreneurs and high-level corporate managers usually have strong achievement
motivation.
