Leader Characteristics

Question 1

Leader Behavior

Answer 1

Leader Behavior

1. Consideration: amount of warmth, concern, rapport, and support displayed by leader.
   
   1. person-oriented.
   2. greater subordinate satisfaction
2. **Initiating Structure: **how a leader defines, directs, adn structures his own role and roles of subordinates.
   
   1. task-oriented

some studies say structure is important for productivity and satisfaction when tasks are ambiguous

others say effective leaders needs high levels of both consideration and structure.

Question 2

Leader Gender

Answer 2

Leader Gender

1. only a few differences in gender in leadership
2. no difference in terms of consideration and structure
   
   1. but women leaders more likely to rely on democratic participative decision-making

Question 3

Personality Traits

Answer 3

Kirkpatric and Locke concluded that successful leaders exhibit the following characteristics (personality traits):

1. drive, honesty/integrity, leadership motivation, self-confidence, high cognitive ability, knowledge of business, flexibility and creativity!
2. Extraversion was the strongest predictor of effective leadership.

Question 4

Intelligence

Answer 4

Leader and IQ

1. correlation between IQ and leader effectiveness is lower than expected.
2. .27 correlation
3. some evidence that most effective leaders are only slighly smarter than subordinates, because large differences impacts communication and trust.