Exam 13: Becoming a Leader: Knowing Yourself

Jack,a marketing lead,and Jerry,a finance lead,belong to an organization that is downsizing its employees due to some recent events.In this stressful situation,Jack remains calm and confident,while Jerry gets anxious and depressed.In the context of Robert McCrae and Paul Costa's leadership personality traits,it can be inferred that:

During adversity,personal helplessness occurs when people blame themselves believing that there might be an appropriate personal response but that it is beyond their reach or repertoire of skills and abilities.

Which of the following indices of creativity involves the ability to change approaches to a problem?

The ability to acknowledge and take responsibility for one's role in cultivating relationships and in communicating efficiently with others is called _____.

Divergent thinking is defined as the ability to combine ideas in new ways to generate useful alternatives.

Define self-monitoring.Explain the characteristics of high and low self-monitors.

Intelligence involves a person's ability to adapt to changes in the environment.

The ability to communicate effectively with others is called self-awareness.

Which of the following statements best describes self-monitoring?

Outline the components of emotional intelligence.

Low self-monitors:

Highly resilient individuals:

The capacity for recognizing one's own feelings and those of others,for motivating themselves,and for managing relationships in a productive manner is known as _____ intelligence.

People's belief that a situation is so unique or so difficult that no one could be expected to handle it in an effective manner is referred to as _____.

When an individual's ability to self-monitor differs from that of others,his or her workplace behavior can also differ.

James and Jacob are working on an important project for which the deadline is approaching.James to quickly analyzes the situation and organizes the activities such that the project is completed on time.However,Jacob begins by experimenting with new methods by gathering extra information and prefers not to be rushed.In the context of the psychological dimensions of personality,it can be inferred that:

According to Robert McCrae and Paul Costa's leadership personality traits,agreeableness:

Which of the following best describes Robert Sternberg's contextual intelligence component of the triarchic theory??

Individuals with high internal sense of control:

Briefly explain Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences.