Personality Traits and Effective Leadership Quiz

Leadership and extraversion traits = Surgency Traits related to getting along with people = Agreeableness Traits related to emotional stability = Adjustment Traits related to achievement, credibility, conformity, and organization = Conscientiousness

Have drive and work hard to achieve goals, tolerate stress well = High-Energy Self-assured in judgements, decision-making, ideas, and capabilities = Self-confidence Cognitive ability to think critically, solve problems, and make decisions = Intelligence Understanding group members as individuals and how best to influence them = Sensitivity to others

Continuum between external and internal belief in control over destiny = Locus of Control Behavior that is honest and ethical, making a person trustworthy = Integrity In control of themselves, secure and positive = Stability Ability to adjust to different situations = Flexibility

<p>Reluctant to change, generally = Externalizers Foster confidence among followers and influence them = Self-confidence Willing to change and try new things = Openness to Experience One of the 2 major traits of surgency; want to be managers and take charge = Dominance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Control their fate and believe their behavior directly affects performance = Internalizers Drive and enthusiasm, doesn’t give up easily = High-Energy Secure and positive self-control = Stability Adjusts well to different situations = Flexibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making abilities = Intelligence Understands group members as individuals and best ways to communicate with them = Sensitivity to others Traits related to being willing to change and try new things = Openness to Experience Traits related to emotional stability = Adjustment</p> Signup and view all the answers