Exam 3: Leadership Variables

Increasingly, the American workplace is becoming _________, _________, and _________.

All of the following are important qualities of leadership except:

_________ describes how difficult the leader's job can be: "…since no important decision ever pleases everyone in an organization, the leader must also absorb the displeasure, and sometimes the severe hostility, of those who would have taken a different course."

Vince Lombardi had a _________ personality; his followers' goal was to be equal to their understanding of his _________.

A combination of ________, ________, and ________ are needed for a place to be a magnet and multiplier for human achievement.

In the case study, Mr. Black, Ms. Blue, and Mr. White, their leadership performance problems were poor time management, bullying behavior, and lack of job knowledge.

______ thinking is needed when there is only one right answer; ______ thinking is needed when there can be many right answers.

Crystallized intelligence represents one's lifetime of intellectual attainment, while fluid intelligence is defined as mental flexibility as shown by the ability to solve problems in novel situations.

The dark side of leadership refers to:

Participative followers _________ such management practices as regular staff meetings, the open door policy and sharing concern for people's feelings.

Qualities of ineffective leaders have been identified by _________. Six behaviors or flaws are:

The cornerstone of Shackleton's leadership behavior included all but one of the following:

The most serious derailment pattern for leaders seeking promotion is:

Kinds of intelligence include all but one of the following:

Select the answer that best describes the quality of the leader, characteristic of the follower, and nature of the situation most conducive to leadership taking place.

Successful leaders today must master challenges such as _________ and _________, as well as traditional duties such as _________ and _________.

If you have _________ intelligence, you have the ability to deal with people; if you have musical-rhythmic intelligence, you appreciate _________ and _________.

Trait leadership theory makes the assumption that distinctive _________ and _________ characteristics account for leadership effectiveness.

An important factor in determining leadership effectiveness is _________ based on preferred styles of leading and following.