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1. (TCO 2) Ghiselli identified six traits as being important for effective leade

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1. (TCO 2) Ghiselli identified six traits as being important for effective leadership. Which of the following is not one of them? (Points : 3)        Supervisory ability
       Initiative
       Intelligence
       Strong ego Question 2.2. (TCO 2) Todd McFarlane's leadership success could be traced to: (Points : 3)        Business location and financial management
       Willingness to take a risk and focus on what he could control
       Start up capital and delegation skills Question 3.3. (TCO 3) _____ was a famous leader who learned tremendous leadership skills from his wife, including the idea that most people will do what they choose to do, and no amount of coaxing or force can overcome an idea or principle that is personally believed. (Points : 3)        George Washington
       Martin Luther King
       Gandhi
       Winston Churchill
       Vince Lombardi Question 4.4. (TCO 3) Dealing with people face-to-face, being open and receptive, and _____ can improve communication in the workplace by reducing physical and psychological distance. (Points : 3)        Showing courtesy
       Being less judgmental
       Involving people in decisions that affect them
       All of the above Question 5.5. (TCO 5) _____ created the 14 Steps to Quality. (Points : 3)        W. Edwards Deming
       Robert Frost
       Donald Dewar
       Peter Drucker Question 6.6. (TCO 3) Good ways to be a servant leader include: (Points : 3)        Get out of the executive suite and onto the floor
       Get out of the headquarters and into the field
       Get out of the ivory tower and into the real world
       All of the above
       None of the above Question 7.7. (TCO 3) The quality of _____ is possessed by all truly great leaders: (Points : 3)        Looking before leaping
       Doing the right thing for the right reason
       Following-up on decisions
       Considering alternative courses of action
       Never telling a lie Question 8.8. (TCO 5) The successful leader must understand why people do what they do and master the art of: (Points : 3)        Manipulation
       Coercion
       Persuasion
       Deceit Question 9.9. (TCO 5) Survival needs that motivate behavior include all of the following except: (Points : 3)        Sleep
       Exercise
       Shelter
       Respect
       Food Question 10.10. (TCO 5) Satisfaction of needs progresses according to the following sequence: (Points : 3)        Survival, social, security, belonging, self-actualization
       Survival, belonging, security, self-fulfillment, social
       Survival, acceptance, belonging, love, security
       Survival, security, belonging, respect, fulfillment Question 11.11. (TCO 3) In the years since World War II, the American workplace has become more: (Points : 3)        Isolated
       Hierarchical
       Exclusive
       Participative
       Paternal 1. (TCO 2) Ghiselli identified six traits as being important for effective leadership. Which of the following is not one of them? (Points : 3)        Supervisory ability
       Initiative
       Intelligence
       Strong ego

Explanation / Answer

1) Strong ego

Note : Six traits identified by Ghiselli are

5) W. Edwards Deming

W. Edwards Deming created the 14 Steps to Quality .These steps are presnted in the book Out of the Crisis.

7) Doing the right thing for the right reason

Note: All the truly great leaders do the right things at the right time with the right reason.