The self-aware leader

Which of the following is likely to be true?

The majority of leaders correctly believe they possess high levels of self-awareness

The majority of leaders can describe accurately how the various aspects of self-awareness differ from each other

Most leaders who speak about self-awareness are referring to the same thing

Many leaders who speak of self-awareness may be referring to different aspects of it

Which of the following is likely to be true?

Feedback that is constant, immediate and based on objective data will tend to reduce the correlation between self-estimated and actual performance because individuals will be so exhausted by the feedback

Feedback that is frequent, immediate and based on objective data will tend to increase the correlation between self-estimated and actual performance

Factors such as constancy, immediacy and objectivity of data will tend to have no effect on the correlation between self-estimated and actual performance

None of the other answers is correct

There are psychometric tests that can objectively measure the extent to which a leader possesses critical thinking skills. What is the likely correlation between self-estimated critical thinking skills and objectively measured critical thinking skills?

0.01

0.20

-0.10

0.50

Which of the following does the article imply?

Leaders tend to be less accurate at estimating their true abilities than more junior employees

Most leaders are slightly too pessimistic about their abilities

Many leaders incorrectly believe they are better than average

As many leaders underestimate their abilities as overestimate them

Which of the following is most likely to be true?

Employees who are given quarterly feedback are likely to have lower self-awareness than employees who receive feedback just once a year

Senior leaders have more experience and therefore benefit less from objective feedback than more junior leaders

Tools that gather in-depth feedback such as a formal 360-degree feedback programme are likely to demoralise employees and therefore harm their subsequent work performance

Chief executives are more likely than more junior employees to overestimate their abilities, as chief executives receive less feedback and in particular no feedback from a line manager

For a complex skill such as the ability to plan and organise projects, which of the following is likely to be true?

The correlation between self-judged skill and actual skill will be higher than 0.4

Most leaders are wrongly optimistic about the amount of work that they can do in a specific amount of time

Most leaders are wrongly pessimistic about the amount of work that they can do in a specific amount of time

There is an equal number of leaders who are overly pessimistic as overly optimistic about the amount of work that they can do in a specific amount of time

Which of the following correlations between self-judged and objectively measured performance is true?

The correlation is likely to be higher for financial analysis skills than for influence and persuasion skills

The correlation is likely to be higher for influence and persuasion skills than for financial analysis skills

The correlation is likely to be higher for financial analysis skills than for word processing skills

None of the other statements is correct

Which of the following statements is likely to be true of anger?

It is a particularly useful emotion for leaders to display when employees may be feeling too positive

It is a less motivating emotion for leaders to display than gratitude

It is a more motivating emotion for leaders to display than amusement

It is equally as motivating an emotion as inspiration, depending on the circumstances

Which of the following statements is true for a leader experiencing negative emotions such as anxiety or dejection?

It is enough that the leader has a good understanding of when he or she experiences these emotions

It is important that the leader not only understands the impact of these emotions but also takes active steps to mitigate the harm they may do to others

It is important that the leader works with a psychotherapist to understand why he or she has such feelings

It is unlikely to have important effects on the performance of people around the leader

Which of the following is likely when feedback from others is requested?

Anonymity allows providers of feedback to feel more comfortable when making negative comments

None of the other answers is at all likely

Providers of feedback can give more constructively critical feedback if they deliver it orally as opposed to in writing

Providers of feedback prefer to deliver their comments in-person so that they can explain their thinking directly

The self-aware leader

Which of the following is likely to be true?

Which of the following is likely to be true?

There are psychometric tests that can objectively measure the extent to which a leader possesses critical thinking skills. What is the likely correlation between self-estimated critical thinking skills and objectively measured critical thinking skills?

Which of the following does the article imply?

Which of the following is most likely to be true?

For a complex skill such as the ability to plan and organise projects, which of the following is likely to be true?

Which of the following correlations between self-judged and objectively measured performance is true?

Which of the following statements is likely to be true of anger?

Which of the following statements is true for a leader experiencing negative emotions such as anxiety or dejection?

Which of the following is likely when feedback from others is requested?

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