Question

1 ) Leadership is best defined as Al the ability to merely project one's abilities in the lack of actual accomplishments B) the ability to reduce the dependence of team members on each other C) the ability to induce the team members to focus on individual goals rather than collective goals D) the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals E) the ability to use factors like training and experience to reduce dependence on formal leadership 2) Which of the following statements regarding leadership is true? A) All managers are leaders. B) Formal rights ensure good leadership. C) Formal appointment is essential in creating leaders. D) All leaders are hierarchically superior to followers E) Nonsanctioned leadership is as important as formal influence. 3) Trait theories of leadership focus on A) the special relationship that leaders establish with a small group of their followers B) the personal qualities and characteristics that differentiate leaders from nonleaders C) the way the leader makes decisions D) the extent to which followers are willing and able to accomplish a specific task E) the match between the leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader control 4) Which of the following Big Five personality traits has been identified as the most predictive trait in effective leaders? A) conscientiousness B) openness C) extraversion D) agreeableness E) emotional stability 5) Emotional intelligence (ElD is critical to effective leadership because one of its core components is , which reflects the consideration that leaders must be able to express. A) conscientiousness B) empathy C) optimism D) introversion E) perfectionism 6) Trait theories most accurately predict A) distinguishing features of an effective leader B) differences between an effective and an ineffective leader C) success of a leader D) roles to be played by the leader E) emergence of a leader

Answer 1

Answer:1.Leadership has been defined asD) the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals

2.Nonsanctioned leadership is as important as formal influence.

3.E) the match between the leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader control

4.E) emotional stability

5.B) empathy

6.B) differences between an effective and an ineffective leader

Explanation: a leadership goal is to lead a group towards achieving a set vision of whatever project they may be working on hence it is important that a leader is able to handle their own emotions , be emotional stable because they are dealing with different types of people. They don't have to harsh they still have to show empathy towards what the team may be going through due to the amount of work they are doing. All of these theories gives us what set apart an effective to a non effective leader which makes a leader choose which path they want to take.