ALS Life Skills Module 3

Which is not a characteristic of a good leader?

• Determination

• Dependence

• Flexibility

• Creativity

Self confidence, responsibility and good communication skills are all characteristics of a good leader.

• True

• False

Consistency, ability to plan ahead and accountability are also characteristics of a good leader.

• True

• False

With this leadership style, the leader identifies problem & possible solutions, chooses solutions and assigns roles (no participation in decision making by others)

• Persuading

• Joining

• Consulting

• Authoritarian

With this type of leadership, the leader makes decisions without consulting others but convinces them why she or he made the right decision

• Consulting

• Persuading

• Authoritarian

• Joining

The leader presents problem to group and asks for ideas on how to solve it, and selects the option that the group wants. What type of leadership is this?

• Joining

• Authoritarian

• Consulting

• Persuading

With this type of leadership, the leader participates as another group member; tends to guide rather than rule

• Joining

• Consulting

• Persuading

• Authoritarian

Leaders are always taken as

• Role models

• Good mentors

• Bosses

• Managers

Characteristic of a leader in which he is the first to initiate an idea and the last one to give up

• Determination

• Flexibility

• Resourcefulness

• Creativity

A great leader is dependable, always does his/her best, takes action and delivers good results.

• Self-confidence

• Consistency/reliability/accountability

• Flexibility

• Planning ahead/patience/perceptive