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Leadership And Motivation
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Subject
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soft-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To handle friction and inevitable tensions - - short-term - 'fighting fires'
Management
Self-regulation
Controlling
Conflict-resolution skills
2. Management of Attention - Management of Meaning - Mangament of Trust - Management of Self
Conflict-resolution skills
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
Emotional/Social Intelligence
Objectivity
3. Judgment based on observable experience and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices.
Decisive
Objectivity
Integrity
Keys to succesfull communication
4. Analyzing of information - setting goals - and making decisions about what needs to be done
Planning
Networking
Keys to succesfull communication
Emotional/Social Intelligence
5. 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
Decisive
Pacesetting
Communication skills
Supervisors
6. The ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses and moods - suspend judgment - and think before acting
Energizing Difficult People
Self-regulation
Implementing
Management
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.
Motivation
Skills of successful leaders
Tyrant
Self-Disciplined
8. One who includes employees in making decisions
Implementing
Democratic Leader
Skills of successful leaders
Planning
9. A spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people
Ethics
Levels in the Affective Domain
Mid-Management
Charisma
10. Creating a group of acquaintances and associates and keeping it active through regular communication for mutual benefits.
Networking
Emotional/Social Intelligence
Strategic
Ethics
11. To listen and hear what people are saying and react in constructive ways (active listening).
Interpersonal skills
Conflict-resolution skills
Planning
Tactical
12. 1. Self-awareness 2. Self-regulation 3. Motivation 4. Empathy 5. Social Skill
Emotional/Social Intelligence
Warren Bennis' Leadership Competencies
Characteristics of Leaders
Democratic Leader
13. To bring different groups together in order to reach mutually agreeable goals
Pacesetting
Negotiation skills
Networking
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
14. Having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy.
Affiliative
Keys to succesfull communication
Democratic Leader
Decisive
15. Discipline and training of oneself - usually for improvement.
Communication skills
Self-Disciplined
Leadership
Self-regulation
16. 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
Supervisors
Top Management
Competent
17. 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
Mid-Management
Open Leader
Coaching
Implementing
18. 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
Charisma
Coercive
Motivation
Staffing
19. To speak and write persuasively
Communication skills
Management Style
Characteristics of Leaders
Motivating Others
20. A manager who gives little or no direction to workers.
Open Leader
Motivation
Integrity
Strategic
21. To align people who may not report to you toward a goal - 'Get them excited!'
Motivational skills
Diversity
Self-awareness
Social Skill
22. The ability to understand people's emotional makeup
Diversity
Mixed
Keys to succesfull communication
Empathy
23. The process of accomplishing the goals of an organization through the effective use of people and other resources
Management
Strategic
Charisma
Mixed
24. Directive and controlling style of management
Open Leader
Decisive
Coercive
Tactical
25. Executives responsible for the direction and success of the entire business
Integrity
Leadership
Top Management
Leader
26. The combination of tactical and strategic management
Mixed
Levels in the Affective Domain
Interpersonal skills
Objectivity
27. The quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance - rank - etc.
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
Humility
Democratic Leader
Keys to succesfull communication
28. A leader without ethics
Skills of successful leaders
Supervisors
Tyrant
Social Skill
29. 1. Be consistent 2. Be passionate 3. Provide feedback 4. Make communication two-way 5. Issue calls in action 6. Choose media wisely
Staffing
Keys to succesfull communication
Democratic Leader
Integrity
30. One who tries to figure out how to orchestrate people in order to get things done ...has very good social skills
Open Leader
Leader
Competent
Decisive
31. Managers are less directive and involve employees in the decision-making
Characteristics of Leaders
Authoritative
Empathy
Strategic
32. The way a manager treats and involves employees
Management Style
Mid-Management
Implementing
Self-regulation
33. Directing and leading people
Motivation
Implementing
Self-regulation
Supervisors
34. An introductory act or step; leading action
Negotiation skills
Initiative
Autocratic Leader
Motivation
35. Obtaining - training - and compensating employees
Leadership Styles
Planning
Staffing
Mid-Management
36. One who gives little or no direction to employees
Keys to succesfull communication
Leadership
Self-awareness
Open/Laissez-Faire Leader
37. A group of people working harmoniously together to effectively achieve a common goal
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
Team
Diversity
Networking
38. 1. Self mastery - how you manage/master yourself. 2. You feel chemistry with person
Emotional/Social Intelligence
Communication skills
Planning
Integrity
39. External Factors: Benefits - working conditions - salary - etc. Internal Factors: Achievement - feedback - responsibility
Decisive
Motivating Others
Competent
Skills of successful leaders
40. 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
Energizing Difficult People
Emotional/Social Intelligence
Self-awareness
Levels in the Affective Domain
41. Used when a leader needs to give direct - clear - and precise orders and makes decision
Social Skill
Diversity
Leadership
Autocratic Leader
42. The ability to pursue goals with energy and persistence - for reasons that go beyond money or status
Motivation
Strategic
Tactical
Coaching
43. Having suitable or sufficient skill - knowledge - experience - etc. - for some purpose.
Management
Mixed
Competent
Team
44. 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
Social Skill
Open Leader
Diversity
Autocratic Leader
45. Vision - Communication - Trust - Self-Management
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46. A system of moral principles
Warren Bennis' Leadership Competencies
Charisma
Initiative
Ethics
47. First level of management; responsible for the work of a group of employees
Supervisors
Leadership Styles
Motivation
Implementing
48. Determining to what extent the business is accomplishing the goals
Skills of successful leaders
Competent
Bennis/Nanus variant leader characteristics
Controlling
49. Specialists in a specific area of the business
Emotional/Social Intelligence
Leader
Mid-Management
Strategic
50. The ability to manage relationships - build networks - and find common ground
Humility
Ethics
Motivating Others
Social Skill