Personality I
This trait has to do with a person's reactivity or tolerance to stress.
What is Neuroticism?
What is Extroversion?
True or false? Technical skills matter more than Emotional Intelligence or personality traits in leadership effectiveness.
What is false? Emotional Intelligence matters greatly, and personality traits probably do not matter much.
According to William Kahn, three psychological conditions affect employee engagement. They are...
What is meaningfulness, safety, and availability?
Lauren wants to be a strong leader but is worried that her Extraversion is too low. What would you say to Lauren?
What is being high or low in Extraversion does not affect your leadership abilities.
The main trait is Openness to Experiences. However, when two people experience conflict, their Agreeableness levels could be lower than average, and one or both could have nigh Neuroticism.
What is yikes? Competency development and expression depend on way more than personality.
What is probably (b)? The items (a) and (c) could affect perceptions of availability of resources (emotional and physical). However, in general, salary and benefits affect job satisfaction more than engagement.
What is "personality traits are neutral, it's not about improving but checking the situation in which the trait can be most and least helpful."
John prefers variety to routine and is very comfortable with change. He probably scores high in...
What is Openness?
True or false? In the movie, "Hunger Games," Katniss' personality traits include low Extraversion, low Agreeableness, and high Work Ethic.
What is false? Work Ethic is a value, not a personality trait.
John feels that testing for engagement is useless because engagement is a value and can't be changed. Do you agree?
What is "John is out of his mind"? People could value engagement, but that doesn't mean engagement can't be changed or impacted by organizational changes and leadership actions.
John is a strong presenter, but is typically very tired after a public presentation. His E is middle-of-the-road. What else might be going on? Choose the best option. a. John's N is high; b. John's A is low; c. John thinks he is a good presenter, but he probably isn't that good
What is "probably (a)"?
What is "I don't have enough information to make this decision based on N scores alone?"
Your esteemed professor was born in this South American city:
What is Rio de Janeiro?
Consulting Firm Smith, Inc. argues that employees would feel more engaged if they wore uniforms, as that would give them a feeling of camaraderie. At least, Smith, Inc. argues, there should be a strict dress code. What do you say?
What is, that's a questionable statement. While uniforms could bring some cohesiveness, it's also possible that rigidity will negatively affect psychological safety.
The ideal leader's personality traits are High Extraversion, High Openness, Low Agreeableness, High Conscientiousness, and low Neuroticism. True or false?
What is false? There is no such thing as an ideal leadership profile.
Your colleague writes that people with strong personalities have a high E, a low A, and a high O. Do you agree?
What is "No, because there is no such thing as a strong personality?"
A good professor's personality trait profile is:
What is "there is no such thing as "a good professor's personality trait profile"?
The ability to learn and grow strongly affect employee engagement. True or false?
What is true, as the ability to learn and grow affect meaningfulness.