ALC Exam 8 Questions & Answers Latest update
-Self-confidence is an important leadership characteristic
primarily among executives.
primarily among supervisors.
in almost every leadership setting.
for male leaders more than for female leaders.
-A key part of a leader having humility is to
insult the group performance, including that of your own. put
group members in the limelight, rather than oneself. make
forecasts about the group not making standards.
ask the group to lead itself so he or she can do analytical work.
-Finance manager Sharon has the reputation of "walking the talk," so she most
likely scores high on the trait of
humility.
trustworthiness.
extraversion.
sense of humor.
-An important part of being assertive is to
not tolerate differences of opinion. express
feelings and opinions forthrightly.
behave aggressively toward people when necessary. be
obnoxious when necessary.
-The most effective type of humor for an organizational leader to use is directed at
the competition.
group members.
other departments.
himself or herself.
-Research about emotional intelligence and leadership concludes that emotional
intelligence alone leads to career success. emotional intelligence
combined with ambition accounts for 90 percent of career success.
general intelligence and technical skills are the most important for top-
level leaders.
a leader's mood and associated behaviors affect bottom-line
performance.
-A leader with an internal locus of control
sees environmental factors as causing most events takes
responsibility for events happening.
-The achievement motive refers to
, a desire to surpass productivity quotas. finding joy
in accomplishment for its own sake. putting high
energy into achieving work goals. sustaining a high
level of energy for work.
-"Knowledge of the business" as a leadership characteristic is closely related to
the leadership trait of
tenacity.
creativity.
cognitive ability.
drive and motivation.
-Creativity among leaders tends to be distributed
along a continuum from low to high. into
being creative versus not creative. between
old and young leaders. between planners
versus implementers.
-Jane is a farsighted leader, so she
tends to delay taking action.
avoids planning her unit's activities.
sees the long-range implications of her actions. focuses on
the short-range implications of her actions.
-According to the WICS Model of Leadership, an effective leader synthesizes
wishful thinking, imagination, and criticalness.
willingness, courage, and self-confidence. wherewithal,
interest, and crisis management. wisdom, intelligence, and
creativity.
-With respect to heredity and environment, leadership effectiveness appears to be
mostly due to heredity.
the combined influence of heredity and environment. mostly
due to the environment.
four-fifths heredity and one-fifth environment.
-Emotional intelligence tends to
peak at an early career stage.
be closely associated with technical skill.
improve with experience.
-Self-confidence is an important leadership characteristic
primarily among executives.
primarily among supervisors.
in almost every leadership setting.
for male leaders more than for female leaders.
-A key part of a leader having humility is to
insult the group performance, including that of your own. put
group members in the limelight, rather than oneself. make
forecasts about the group not making standards.
ask the group to lead itself so he or she can do analytical work.
-Finance manager Sharon has the reputation of "walking the talk," so she most
likely scores high on the trait of
humility.
trustworthiness.
extraversion.
sense of humor.
-An important part of being assertive is to
not tolerate differences of opinion. express
feelings and opinions forthrightly.
behave aggressively toward people when necessary. be
obnoxious when necessary.
-The most effective type of humor for an organizational leader to use is directed at
the competition.
group members.
other departments.
himself or herself.
-Research about emotional intelligence and leadership concludes that emotional
intelligence alone leads to career success. emotional intelligence
combined with ambition accounts for 90 percent of career success.
general intelligence and technical skills are the most important for top-
level leaders.
a leader's mood and associated behaviors affect bottom-line
performance.
-A leader with an internal locus of control
sees environmental factors as causing most events takes
responsibility for events happening.
-The achievement motive refers to
, a desire to surpass productivity quotas. finding joy
in accomplishment for its own sake. putting high
energy into achieving work goals. sustaining a high
level of energy for work.
-"Knowledge of the business" as a leadership characteristic is closely related to
the leadership trait of
tenacity.
creativity.
cognitive ability.
drive and motivation.
-Creativity among leaders tends to be distributed
along a continuum from low to high. into
being creative versus not creative. between
old and young leaders. between planners
versus implementers.
-Jane is a farsighted leader, so she
tends to delay taking action.
avoids planning her unit's activities.
sees the long-range implications of her actions. focuses on
the short-range implications of her actions.
-According to the WICS Model of Leadership, an effective leader synthesizes
wishful thinking, imagination, and criticalness.
willingness, courage, and self-confidence. wherewithal,
interest, and crisis management. wisdom, intelligence, and
creativity.
-With respect to heredity and environment, leadership effectiveness appears to be
mostly due to heredity.
the combined influence of heredity and environment. mostly
due to the environment.
four-fifths heredity and one-fifth environment.
-Emotional intelligence tends to
peak at an early career stage.
be closely associated with technical skill.
improve with experience.
