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Leadership And Motivation
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 1. Self mastery - how you manage/master yourself. 2. You feel chemistry with person
Emotional/Social Intelligence
Humility
Motivation
Democratic Leader
2. 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
Charisma
Diversity
Communication skills
Leadership
3. 1. Communication skills 2. Interpersonal skills 3. Conflict-resolution skills 4. Negotiation skills 5. Motivational skills
Leadership
Energizing Difficult People
Skills of successful leaders
Integrity
4. Discipline and training of oneself - usually for improvement.
Motivational skills
Conflict-resolution skills
Self-Disciplined
Leadership Styles
5. The ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods - suspend judgment - and think before acting
Mixed
Leadership
Motivation
Self-regulation
6. A manager who gives little or no direction to workers.
Open Leader
Supervisors
Coercive
Strategic
7. Managers are less directive and involve employees in the decision-making
Strategic
Skills of successful leaders
Motivational skills
Integrity
8. Judgment based on observable experience and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices.
Objectivity
Team
Initiative
Interpersonal skills
9. To bring different groups together in order to reach mutually agreeable goals
Controlling
Negotiation skills
Objectivity
Initiative
10. Analyzing of information - setting goals - and making decisions about what needs to be done
Planning
Leader
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
Integrity
11. 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.
Networking
Motivation
Energizing Difficult People
Team
12. 1. Be consistent 2. Be passionate 3. Provide feedback 4. Make communication two-way 5. Issue calls in action 6. Choose media wisely
Implementing
Supervisors
Keys to succesfull communication
Negotiation skills
13. One who tries to figure out how to orchestrate people in order to get things done ...has very good social skills
Leader
Charisma
Leadership Styles
Integrity
14. Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundless of moral character; honestly.
Integrity
Leader
Democratic Leader
Management Style
15. To align people who may not report to you toward a goal - 'Get them excited!'
Authoritative
Motivational skills
Motivation
Organizing
16. A spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
Controlling
Keys to succesfull communication
Charisma
17. This 'do what I say' style demands immediate compliance. It is especially useful in turnaround situations - in a crisis - and with problem employees. However - using this style inhibits your organization's flexibility and can dampen employee motivati
Top Management
Coercive
Conflict-resolution skills
Team
18. 1. Coercive 2. Authoritative 3. Affiliative 4. Democratic 5. Pacesetting 6. Coaching
Levels in the Affective Domain
Democratic Leader
Leadership Styles
Leadership
19. The arrangement of resources in order to meet goals
Motivating Others
Decisive
Management
Organizing
20. Management of Attention - Management of Meaning - Mangament of Trust - Management of Self
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
Team
Open Leader
Initiative
21. Specialists in a specific area of the business
Authoritative
Supervisors
Mid-Management
Controlling
22. The ability to understand people's emotional makeup
Empathy
Authoritative
Leadership Styles
Ethics
23. Creating a group of acquaintances and associates and keeping it active through regular communication for mutual benefits.
Networking
Leadership Styles
Ethics
Energizing Difficult People
24. Vision - Communication - Trust - Self-Management
25. A group of people working harmoniously together to effectively achieve a common goal
Communication skills
Controlling
Team
Democratic Leader
26. To handle friction and inevitable tensions - - short-term - 'fighting fires'
Conflict-resolution skills
Coaching
Motivational skills
Communication skills
27. The process of accomplishing the goals of an organization through the effective use of people and other resources
Motivation
Pacesetting
Implementing
Management
28. One who gives little or no direction to employees
Self-awareness
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
Strategic
29. Providing extrensic awards may...
Reduce intrinsic motivation in some cases
Staffing
Team
Supervisors
30. The quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance - rank - etc.
Humility
Management Style
Self-awareness
Emotional/Social Intelligence
31. An introductory act or step; leading action
Energizing Difficult People
Initiative
Reduce intrinsic motivation in some cases
Mid-Management
32. 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
Coercive
Authoritative
Self-regulation
Mixed
33. The ability to recognize and understand your moods - emotions - and drives as well as their effect on others
Management
Authoritative
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
Self-awareness
34. Receiving - Responding - Valuing
Initiative
Supervisors
Levels in the Affective Domain
Management
35. 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
Self-awareness
Affiliative
Integrity
Motivating Others
36. To listen and hear what people are saying and react in constructive ways (active listening).
Objectivity
Self-regulation
Interpersonal skills
Self-Disciplined
37. 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
Management Style
Motivation
Diversity
Coaching
38. The ability to motivate individuals and groups to accomplish important goals
Leadership
Management
Management Style
Self-awareness
39. The ability to manage relationships - build networks - and find common ground
Social Skill
Coaching
Management
Diversity
40. The ability to pursue goals with energy and persistence - for reasons that go beyond money or status
Top Management
Staffing
Management
Motivation
41. 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
Ethics
Competent
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
Pacesetting
42. Having suitable or sufficient skill - knowledge - experience - etc. - for some purpose.
Competent
Objectivity
Communication skills
Controlling
43. Having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy.
Decisive
Supervisors
Competent
Characteristics of Leaders
44. Determining to what extent the business is accomplishing the goals
Team
Objectivity
Controlling
Leadership
45. The way a manager treats and involves employees
Management Style
Motivating Others
Implementing
Social Skill
46. The combination of tactical and strategic management
Organizing
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
Mixed
Self-Disciplined
47. External Factors: Benefits - working conditions - salary - etc. Internal Factors: Achievement - feedback - responsibility
Interpersonal skills
Motivating Others
Communication skills
Self-awareness
48. A system of moral principles
Ethics
Coaching
Leadership
Mixed
49. 1. Self-awareness 2. Self-regulation 3. Motivation 4. Empathy 5. Social Skill
Self-regulation
Communication skills
Social Skill
Characteristics of Leaders
50. Directive and controlling style of management
Characteristics of Leaders
Objectivity
Tactical
Empathy