BSM 430 Assignment 2.1

Leadership Effectiveness

Answer the following Questions:

1. A survey found that 79 percent of CEOs surveyed fall into the category of being "highly optimistic," whereas a much lower percentage of chief financial officers were rated as highly optimistic. Do you think these differences reflect personality characteristics or the different requirements of the two jobs? Discuss.
2. Leaders in many of today's organizations use the results of personality testing to make hiring and promotion decisions. Discuss some of the pros and cons of this approach.
3. Identify four or five values (instrumental or end values) that could be a source of conflict between leaders and followers. Explain.
4. In lecture Herman's Whole Brain Model How can a leader use an understanding of brain dominance to improve the functioning of the organization?