WGU C203 CHAPTER 2—TRAITS, MOTIVES, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADERS QUESTIONS
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Leaders who have the "right stuff" have - Answers the necessary traits and characteristics to lead
effectively.
Self-confidence is an important leadership characteristic - Answers in almost every leadership setting.
A key part of a leader having humility is to - Answers put group members in the limelight, rather than
oneself.
Finance manager Sharon has the reputation of "walking the talk," so she most likely scores high on
the trait of - Answers trustworthiness.
Which one of the following actions on the part of a leader would most likely contribute to a
reputation of trustworthiness? - Answers Doing what she or he thinks is right in spite of the political
consequences
An authentic leader would most likely - Answers practice his or her values consistently.
An important part of being assertive is to - Answers express feelings and opinions forthrightly.
Kent is an enthusiastic leader, so his enthusiasm is likely to - Answers help him build relationships
with the group
The most effective type of humor for an organizational leader to use is directed at - Answers himself
or herself.
Passion for the work on the part of a leader often expresses itself as a(n) - Answers obsession for
achieving company goals
A person with high emotional intelligence is likely to - Answers build strong personal bonds with
people
Research about emotional intelligence and leadership concludes that - Answers a leader's mood and
associated behaviors affect bottom-line performance.
A leader with an internal locus of control - Answers takes responsibility for events happening.
Donald Trump is seen as a leader with a - Answers personalized power motive.
The achievement motive refers to - Answers finding joy in accomplishment for its own sake.
Tenacity is considered to be an important leadership characteristic because - Answers it often takes
so long to implement a new program.
"Knowledge of the business" as a leadership characteristic is closely related to the lead-ership trait of
- Answers cognitive ability.
A hands on and deeply engaged leader is most likely to be strong on which one of the following traits
or characteristics? - Answers knowledge of the business
Leadership effectiveness tends to be higher when the leader's intelligence is - Answers a little higher
than that of the average group member.
Creativity among leaders tends to be distributed - Answers along a continuum from low to high.
An important application of farsightedness for executive leaders is to - Answers predict the direction
of environmental forces.
A systems thinker would be especially good at - Answers understanding how the external
environment influences the organization
Jane is a farsighted leader, so she - Answers sees the long-range implications of her actions.
With respect to heredity and environment, leadership effectiveness appears to be - Answers the
combined influence of heredity and environment.
The balance of opinion suggests that the contributors to leadership effectiveness are - Answers a
combination of nature and nurture.
Emotional intelligence tends to - Answers improve with experience
An important strength of the trait approach to leadership is that it - Answers can help with leadership
selection and development.
ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Leaders who have the "right stuff" have - Answers the necessary traits and characteristics to lead
effectively.
Self-confidence is an important leadership characteristic - Answers in almost every leadership setting.
A key part of a leader having humility is to - Answers put group members in the limelight, rather than
oneself.
Finance manager Sharon has the reputation of "walking the talk," so she most likely scores high on
the trait of - Answers trustworthiness.
Which one of the following actions on the part of a leader would most likely contribute to a
reputation of trustworthiness? - Answers Doing what she or he thinks is right in spite of the political
consequences
An authentic leader would most likely - Answers practice his or her values consistently.
An important part of being assertive is to - Answers express feelings and opinions forthrightly.
Kent is an enthusiastic leader, so his enthusiasm is likely to - Answers help him build relationships
with the group
The most effective type of humor for an organizational leader to use is directed at - Answers himself
or herself.
Passion for the work on the part of a leader often expresses itself as a(n) - Answers obsession for
achieving company goals
A person with high emotional intelligence is likely to - Answers build strong personal bonds with
people
Research about emotional intelligence and leadership concludes that - Answers a leader's mood and
associated behaviors affect bottom-line performance.
A leader with an internal locus of control - Answers takes responsibility for events happening.
Donald Trump is seen as a leader with a - Answers personalized power motive.
The achievement motive refers to - Answers finding joy in accomplishment for its own sake.
Tenacity is considered to be an important leadership characteristic because - Answers it often takes
so long to implement a new program.
"Knowledge of the business" as a leadership characteristic is closely related to the lead-ership trait of
- Answers cognitive ability.
A hands on and deeply engaged leader is most likely to be strong on which one of the following traits
or characteristics? - Answers knowledge of the business
Leadership effectiveness tends to be higher when the leader's intelligence is - Answers a little higher
than that of the average group member.
Creativity among leaders tends to be distributed - Answers along a continuum from low to high.
An important application of farsightedness for executive leaders is to - Answers predict the direction
of environmental forces.
A systems thinker would be especially good at - Answers understanding how the external
environment influences the organization
Jane is a farsighted leader, so she - Answers sees the long-range implications of her actions.
With respect to heredity and environment, leadership effectiveness appears to be - Answers the
combined influence of heredity and environment.
The balance of opinion suggests that the contributors to leadership effectiveness are - Answers a
combination of nature and nurture.
Emotional intelligence tends to - Answers improve with experience
An important strength of the trait approach to leadership is that it - Answers can help with leadership
selection and development.
