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