Chapter 9 - Authentic Leadership

Question 1

• leadership can be nurtured and developed over a lifetime
• can be triggered by major life events
• leader behavior is grounded in positive psychological qualities and strong ethics

Answer 1

Developmental

Question 2

• are genuine in their communications and other behaviors
• focus on being trustworthy and believable to followers
• stay true to who they are and their beliefs

Answer 2

authentic leaders

Question 3

• outline authentic leadership as relational, created by leaders and followers together
• results not from the leader’s efforts alone but also from the response of followers

Answer 3

Interpersonal

Question 4

focuses closely on the leader and what goes on within the leader
- leader’s self-knowledge, self-regulation, and self-concept

Answer 4

Intrapersonal

Question 5

Four Positive Psychological Attributes of Authentic Leadership

Answer 5

Hope
Optimism
Resilience
Confidence

Question 6

refers to cognitive process of viewing situations from a positive light and having favorable expectations about the future

Answer 6

Optimism

Question 7

the capacity to receive from and adjust to adverse situations

Answer 7

Resilience

Question 8

• having self-efficacy

- the beliefs that one has the ability to successfully accomplish a specified task

Answer 8

Confidence

Question 9

Four Components of authentic leadership

Answer 9

• self-awareness
• internalized moral perspective
• balanced processing
• relational transparency

Question 10

personal insights of the leader

- core values, personal strengths & weaknesses, who you really are at the deepest level

Answer 10

Self-awareness

Question 11

having your own moral standards

Answer 11

Internalized Moral perspective

Question 12

objectively listening to everyone’s opinions before making a decision

Answer 12

Balanced Processing

Question 13

openly presenting your true self to others

Answer 13

Relational Transparency

Question 14

a positive motivational state based on willpower and goal planning

Answer 14

hope

Question 15

Authentic leaders have often experienced a ________ ____ _____ that shaped their worldview and leadership style

Answer 15

Critical life event

Question 16

Authentic leadership is important nowadays because people are ____________ and want ___________ leadership

Answer 16

apprehensive; trustworthy

Question 17

authentic leadership focuses on

Answer 17

leadership that is genuine

Question 18

What is the factor in authentic leadership that describes major events that shape people’s lives

Answer 18

critical life events

Question 19

the process of authentic leadership emphasizes that development of qualities that help leaders

Answer 19

be perceived as trustworthy and believable by followers