Leadership Traits: Sociability
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What is a leader's sociability trait mainly about?

  • Being friendly, outgoing, and diplomatic (correct)
  • Having poor interpersonal skills
  • Being arrogant and insensitive
  • Seeking out unpleasant social relationships
  • How does sociability in leaders affect workplace interactions?

  • Helps manage and resolve conflicts effectively (correct)
  • Worsens employee interactions
  • Has no impact on resolving conflicts
  • Creates a hostile work environment
  • Which is NOT a characteristic associated with sociability in leaders?

  • Tactful
  • Outgoing
  • Rigid (correct)
  • Diplomatic
  • What kind of relationships do social leaders create with their followers?

    <p>Cooperative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is Michael Hughes considered a leader with great sociability skills?

    <p>He walks to meetings to greet students and staff</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do students and faculty perceive Michael Hughes based on his actions?

    <p>Students rate him as approachable, while faculty appreciate his open-door policy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trait is associated with having strong verbal ability, perceptual ability, and reasoning according to the text?

    <p>Self-confidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What trait is characterized by the ability to understand one's own and others' feelings, behaviors, and thoughts?

    <p>Sociability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trait is related to having a drive for responsibility and task completion?

    <p>Determination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trait is marked by a willingness to accept the consequences of decisions and actions?

    <p>Integrity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trait in leadership is associated with the ability to influence other people's behavior?

    <p>Self-confidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    From the text, which trait involves the capacity to structure social interaction systems?

    <p>Sociability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trait is not one of the eight traits identified by Stogdill as important for leadership?

    <p>Innovation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key trait that followers are attracted to in leaders?

    <p>Honesty and Integrity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which quality is necessary for a person to realize their leadership potential?

    <p>Vision and Strategy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stogdill find about the relevance of traits possessed by leaders?

    <p>Leaders must possess relevant traits for the situations they are in</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a trait that Stogdill associated with leadership in his second survey?

    <p>Determination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trait did followers find attractive according to the text?

    <p>Self-confidence</p> Signup and view all the answers

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