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I. Answer the following questions.

1. In any organization, managing stress is very important. Young as you are, you already face some stressful situations which you often think are not manageable. Write down some common signs of stress you are experiencing and things you do to cope with stress. Be specific with examples.

2. Think of a leader you admire. What traits does this person have? Are they consistent with the traits discussed in this chapter? If not, why is this person effective despite the presence of different traits?

3. Can the findings of trait approaches be used to train potential leaders? Which traits seem easier to teach? Which are more stable?

4. What are the characteristics of transformational leaders? Are transformational leaders more effective than transactional leaders?

5. What is charisma? What are the advantages and disadvantages of charismatic leadership? Should organizations look for charismatic leaders when selecting managers?

6. What does it mean to be a servant leader? Do you know any leaders whose style resembles servant leaders? What are the advantages of adopting such a leadership style?

7. What does it mean to be an authentic leader? How would such a style be developed?

8. Do you believe that the least preferred coworker technique is a valid method of measuring someone's leadership style? Why or why not?

9. Do you believe that leaders can vary their style to demonstrate directive, supportive, achievement-oriented and participative styles with respect to different employees? Or does each leader tend to have a personal style that he or she regularly uses toward all employees?

10. What do you see as the limitations of the Vroom-Yetton leadership decision-making approach?

11. Which of the leadership theories do you think are most useful, and least useful, to practicing managers? Why?