6 Questions
Match the following traits with their respective category in the Big 5 Model of Personality:
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
Match the following traits with their descriptions in the Traits of Effective Leaders:
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
Match the following traits with their descriptions in the Traits of Effective Leaders:
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
Match the following traits with their descriptions in the Traits of Effective Leaders:
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
Match the following traits with their descriptions in the Traits of Effective Leaders:
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
Match the following traits with their descriptions in the Traits of Effective Leaders:
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
Study Notes
Big 5 Model of Personality
- The Big 5 Model of Personality consists of five dimensions: Surgency, Agreeableness, Adjustment, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience
- Surgency involves leadership and extraversion traits
- Agreeableness involves traits related to getting along with people
- Adjustment involves traits related to emotional stability
- Conscientiousness involves traits related to achievement, credibility, conformity, and organization
- Openness to Experience involves traits related to being willing to change and try new things
Traits of Effective Leaders
- Dominance: wanting to be in charge and take control
- High-Energy: having drive, working hard to achieve goals, tolerating stress well, being enthusiastic, and persevering
- Self-Confidence: being self-assured in judgments, decision-making, ideas, and capabilities, and fostering confidence among followers and influencing them
Locus of Control
- A continuum between external and internal belief in control over one's destiny
- Internalizers: believing they control their fate and that their behavior directly affects their performance
- Externalizers: generally reluctant to change and believing that external factors control their fate
Additional Traits of Effective Leaders
- Stability: being in control of oneself, secure, and positive
- Integrity: exhibiting honest and ethical behavior, making a person trustworthy
- Intelligence: possessing cognitive ability to think critically, solve problems, and make decisions
- Flexibility: ability to adjust to different situations
- Sensitivity to others: understanding group members as individuals, their positions on issues, and how to communicate with and influence them
Test your knowledge on the Big 5 Model of Personality and the traits associated with effective leadership, including Surgency, Agreeableness, Adjustment, Conscientiousness, Openness to Experience, and Dominance. Explore how these traits influence individuals' behaviors and leadership styles.
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