Managing your dark side: How personality-based risk factors can derail leaders

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* 1. The cost of poor management and lost productivity from disengaged employees is between $960 billion and $1.2 trillion.

True

False

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* 2. According to the article, which of the below is a factor that contributes to ineffective leadership?

Lack of subject knowledge

Poor hiring skills

Inability to make decisions

Inability to set realistic and achievable goals

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* 3. According to Nancy Parsons, we are influenced by personality-based risk factors that are developed during childhood as ___ and over time become ingrained traits.

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* 4. Which of the following are a category of risk factor behaviors?

Moving away from people

Moving against people

Moving toward people

None of the above

A, B and C

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* 5. The "Worrier" personality behavior is often bypassed for leadership positions because she/he is not seen as courageous.

True

False

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* 6. What five questions can help you become better aware of your own personality-based risk factors and how to reduce their impact?