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Leadership And Motivation
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soft-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Management of Attention - Management of Meaning - Mangament of Trust - Management of Self
Networking
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
Initiative
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
2. The arrangement of resources in order to meet goals
Open Leader
Interpersonal skills
Motivation
Organizing
3. This 'people-first' style engenders the creation of emotional bonds and team harmony. It is best used when team coherence is important or in times of low employee morale. But this approach's focus on praise may permit poor performance among employees
Affiliative
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
Staffing
Competent
4. 1. Be consistent 2. Be passionate 3. Provide feedback 4. Make communication two-way 5. Issue calls in action 6. Choose media wisely
Keys to succesfull communication
Coercive
Implementing
Autocratic Leader
5. The ability to manage relationships - build networks - and find common ground
Tyrant
Social Skill
Planning
Conflict-resolution skills
6. One who tries to figure out how to orchestrate people in order to get things done ...has very good social skills
Leader
Management
Reduce intrinsic motivation in some cases
Democratic Leader
7. Internal and external factors that simulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested in and committed to a job - role - subject - and to exert persistent effort in attaining a goal.
Supervisors
Motivation
Tyrant
Tactical
8. The quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance - rank - etc.
Authoritative
Top Management
Objectivity
Humility
9. Discipline and training of oneself - usually for improvement.
Team
Self-Disciplined
Characteristics of Leaders
Competent
10. 1. Coercive 2. Authoritative 3. Affiliative 4. Democratic 5. Pacesetting 6. Coaching
Motivating Others
Social Skill
Leadership Styles
Emotional/Social Intelligence
11. Executives responsible for the direction and success of the entire business
Leader
Team
Top Management
Authoritative
12. The process of accomplishing the goals of an organization through the effective use of people and other resources
Tyrant
Autocratic Leader
Reduce intrinsic motivation in some cases
Management
13. Creating a group of acquaintances and associates and keeping it active through regular communication for mutual benefits.
Motivation
Networking
Coaching
Controlling
14. To listen and hear what people are saying and react in constructive ways (active listening).
Interpersonal skills
Keys to succesfull communication
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
Planning
15. To bring different groups together in order to reach mutually agreeable goals
Motivation
Supervisors
Strategic
Negotiation skills
16. To align people who may not report to you toward a goal - 'Get them excited!'
Objectivity
Motivational skills
Competent
Warren Bennis' Leadership Competencies
17. One who includes employees in making decisions
Democratic Leader
Coaching
Social Skill
Mid-Management
18. Having suitable or sufficient skill - knowledge - experience - etc. - for some purpose.
Team
Leadership Styles
Competent
Supervisors
19. Directive and controlling style of management
Tactical
Warren Bennis' Leadership Competencies
Ethics
Planning
20. A leader without ethics
Humility
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
Ethics
Tyrant
21. The ability to understand people's emotional makeup
Autocratic Leader
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
Empathy
Pacesetting
22. Obtaining - training - and compensating employees
Self-Disciplined
Objectivity
Strategic
Staffing
23. One who gives little or no direction to employees
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
Tyrant
Charisma
Social Skill
24. The ability to motivate individuals and groups to accomplish important goals
Social Skill
Leadership
Authoritative
Tactical
25. Judgment based on observable experience and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices.
Coercive
Objectivity
Empathy
Decisive
26. 1. Self mastery - how you manage/master yourself. 2. You feel chemistry with person
Emotional/Social Intelligence
Coaching
Motivation
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
27. The combination of tactical and strategic management
Planning
Motivational skills
Mixed
Ethics
28. To speak and write persuasively
Communication skills
Skills of successful leaders
Management
Keys to succesfull communication
29. An introductory act or step; leading action
Warren Bennis' Leadership Competencies
Initiative
Interpersonal skills
Coercive
30. This style focuses on personal development. Coaching leaders help people identify their strengths and weaknesses - and tie them to their career aspirations. While this style is highly successful with people who want to change or improve professionall
Top Management
Warren Bennis' Leadership Competencies
Energizing Difficult People
Coaching
31. Providing extrensic awards may...
Reduce intrinsic motivation in some cases
Emotional/Social Intelligence
Communication skills
Coercive
32. Determining to what extent the business is accomplishing the goals
Interpersonal skills
Controlling
Leadership Styles
Implementing
33. First level of management; responsible for the work of a group of employees
Motivational skills
Characteristics of Leaders
Negotiation skills
Supervisors
34. This style mobilizes people toward a vision. Specifically - it provides an overarching goal - but gives others the freedom to choose their own way of reaching it. This approach is most effective when a business is at sea and needs direction - or duri
Authoritative
Motivation
Skills of successful leaders
Planning
35. 1. Self-awareness 2. Self-regulation 3. Motivation 4. Empathy 5. Social Skill
Strategic
Autocratic Leader
Empathy
Characteristics of Leaders
36. Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundless of moral character; honestly.
Characteristics of Leaders
Integrity
Initiative
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
37. A manager who gives little or no direction to workers.
Motivation
Open Leader
Coercive
Tactical
38. The way a manager treats and involves employees
Management Style
Affiliative
Mid-Management
Conflict-resolution skills
39. Questions to ask in order to understand the employee and the problem 1. What drives the employee? 2. How are you contributing to the problem? - Consider range of outcomes - Discuss problem and reach resolution - Describe problem from your perspectiv
Decisive
Top Management
Keys to succesfull communication
Energizing Difficult People
40. The ability to pursue goals with energy and persistence - for reasons that go beyond money or status
Motivation
Decisive
Objectivity
Controlling
41. Having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy.
Motivation
Planning
Decisive
Management Style
42. 1. Communication skills 2. Interpersonal skills 3. Conflict-resolution skills 4. Negotiation skills 5. Motivational skills
Mid-Management
Initiative
Skills of successful leaders
Authoritative
43. Specialists in a specific area of the business
Motivational skills
Coercive
Mid-Management
Negotiation skills
44. A group of people working harmoniously together to effectively achieve a common goal
Team
Democratic Leader
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
Self-Disciplined
45. Used when a leader needs to give direct - clear - and precise orders and makes decision
Implementing
Autocratic Leader
Leadership
Objectivity
46. Directing and leading people
Strategic
Implementing
Motivational skills
Management
47. This style expects excellence and self-direction. It works best for highly skilled and motivated people who work well on their own. Other people - however - may feel overwhelmed by a pacesetting leader's demands for excellence. Their self-esteem - tr
Pacesetting
Levels in the Affective Domain
Characteristics of Leaders
Staffing
48. A system of moral principles
Ethics
Levels in the Affective Domain
Motivation
Top Management
49. Vision - Communication - Trust - Self-Management
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50. Feature of a mixed workforce that provides a wide range of abilities - experience - knowledge - and strengths due to its heterogeneity in age - background - ethnicity - physical abilities - political and religious beliefs - sex - and other attributes
Diversity
Mid-Management
Democratic Leader
Emotional/Social Intelligence