Leadership - the role of traits

A manager invites his team to brainstorm ideas regarding a new product.

Which of the five-factor model of personality traits (Goldberg, 1990) attribute could you relate with the situation described?

• Openness to experience

• Agreeableness

• Surgency

• Conscientiousness

• Emotional stability

A manager notices an employee yelling about a problem and addresses him in a calm way to help him solve the problem.

Which of the five-factor model of personality traits (Goldberg, 1990) attribute could you relate with the situation described?

• Openness to experience

• Agreeableness

• Surgency

• Conscientiousness

• Emotional stability

According to the integrated model proposed in the article “Trait and Behavioral Theories of Leadership”, leadership effectiveness is affected by:

• Traits

• Traits through behavior

• Behavior through traits

• Behavior

According to the article “Leader individual differences, situational parameters, and leadership outcomes: A comprehensive review and integration”, failed leadership can be explained by a leader's...

• failure on adapting individual differences across situations.

• transactional leadership style.

• bad time management skills.

• attempt to be recognized and liked by the team.

According to the four-system model on managerial behavior (Likert, R. 1979), a manager who makes all decisions and threatens his employees, takes on a ______________ approach.

• System 1 - Exploitative authoritative

• System 2 - Benevolent authoritative

• System 3 - Consultative

• System 4 - Participative

Ana works for Apple as a store manager. Which type of managerial behavior do you think is the most efficient for Ana's manager to have towards Ana and the team?

• System 1 - Exploitative authoritative

• System 2 - Benevolent authoritative

• System 3 - Consultative

• System 4 - Participative

Do you think that traits can have a dark side when it comes to leadership? In what way?