3.3 Board attributes Flashcards
What are the 3Cs within the “board attributes” quadrant of the 11Cs model?
Competence
Commitment
Character
Director competence can be diefines the cluster of related k__________, s_______ and a________ that affect a major part of one’s job, correlated with performance, measures against well-accepted s_______, improved by t_______ and development
knowledge skills attitudes standards training
Director competence can be split into:
1 S_______ role competence (e.g. Chair role versus NED versus ED)
2 G_______ leadership competence (i.e. traits every director should have to lead)
Specific
General
Leadership competence is most essential for which board role?
The chair
Daniel Goleman identifies four elements of emotional intelligence:
self-a_________
self-m________
awareness of o_________ (empathy)
s______ skill
self-awareness
self-management
awareness of others
social skill
Professor Margaret Parket Follet:
“L_________ is not define by the exercise of p____, but by the capacity to increase the sense of power amond those l__.
Leadership
power
led
What does VUCA stand for?
Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity
Increasing levels of director c____________ and the uplift in s_______ have made person r_________ a prerequisity for sustaining performance in any senior leadership role.
commitment
scrutiny
resilience
Define resilience.
The process of adapting well in the face of threats or significant sources of stress.
As the external environment changes, there is a need for leaders to a____ at p____.
adapt at pace
Define learning agility.
A mind-set and corresponding collection of practices that allow leaders to continually develop, grow and utilise new strategies that will equip them for problem solving.
Research has identified 4 enabling behaviours for learning agility:
1 i__________ - questioning the status quo, challenging assumptions, seeing things from other perspectives
2 p________ - immersing yourself in the experience, observing, listening, processing data.
3 r_________ - gaining feedback and raising self awareness
4 r________ - taking progressive rather than thrill seeking risk that stretches
innovating
perfroming
reflecting
risking
What is cultural intelligence?
The ability empathise with broad groups of others, as part of national or corporate cultures.
What is digital intelligence?
The ability to be curious and have an open mindset about technology.
Personality traits are commonly broken down into the “big five”:
1 o\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to experience 2 c\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 3 e\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 4 a\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 5 n\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
openeness to experience conscientiousness extraversion agreeableness neuroticism
What is a growth mindset?
A belief that intelligence can be developed, leading to a desire to learn.
Research on motivation suggests that it is not the q________ but the q______ of motivation that is important
quantity
quality
We are all motivated by four basis human needs:
1 a_________ - the need to feel in control
2 b_________ - the need to feel connection
3 c__________ - the need to feel you are improving or playing to your strengths
4 m_______ - the need to feel a boader purpose
autonomy
belonging
competence
meaning
Motivation may be either intrinsic or extrinsic. What do we mean by this?
We are either motivated by our own desires and internal drivers, or by the coercion or encouragement of others.
The main derailer to director performance is “defending” One useful test is for narcissistic personality traits using the “SPECIAL” acronym. What does this stand for?
Special Preoccupied with fantasies Entitlement Conceited Interpersonal Exploitation Arrogant Lacks empathy
Evidence suggests that directors cannot deliver effective g_________ if they do not have a clear m_____ purpose and cannot model core e_______ values.
governance
moral
ethical
What is Goleman’s definition of “emotional intelligence”?
Daniel Goleman defines emotional intelligence as the “ability to identify and manage one’s own emotions, as well as the emotions of others”.
