Exam 3: Leadership Variables

Leadership effectiveness depends upon _________ of leaders, _________ of followers, and the _________ of the situation.

_________ describes contemporary patterns of work that challenge the skills of today's leaders, including _________, _________, and _________.

Research shows transformational leadership has a ______ effect on performance, resulting in ________ levels of ________ and ________ as well.

Problems with _________, _________, and _________ are fertile fields for emotional instability that can reduce leadership effectiveness.

Transformational leaders use _________ and _________ to raise the performance of followers.

Seven kinds of intelligence have been identified including: verbal-linguistic, musical-rhythmic, logical-mathematical, visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, intrapersonal, and interpersonal.

In _______, a classic study of leadership _______ was conducted by _______.

A transformational leader does all but which of the following:

The most important quality of leadership is ________, including _________ and _________.

_________ once said, "The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people. Together they rise to the challenge of the day."

If a decision is important, and the leader has little confidence in the judgment of subordinates, the leader is more likely to be:

Key factors in determining leadership effectiveness include:

All of the following are factors that influence the nature of the situation or the context of leadership except:

Factors conducive to leadership change from leader to leader, follower to follower, and situation to situation.

Regarding the importance of enthusiasm for leadership effectiveness, _________ said, "Good work is never done in cold blood; heat is needed to forge anything. Every great achievement is the story of a flaming heart."

Todd McFarlane's leadership success could be traced to:

Qualities belonging potentially to everyone, but possessed more fully by leaders, include all of the following except _________.

R.J. House identifies the characteristics of charismatic leaders as being experienced, having technical knowledge, and having a strong need for control.

_________ is understood as honesty, strength of character, and courage.

Behavioral leadership theory assumes that there are distinctive actions that effective leaders take.