Self-Awareness Activities
 
Introduction
Section I
Section II
Section III
Section IV
Section V
Section VI
Section II - Leadership Traits

Activity #3

Relevant Readings:
  • Personal Factors Associated with Leadership
  • Leadership: Do Traits Matter?
The Big Five Personality Test

Myers Briggs Test  (modification of activity #3 on page 161)

Additional descriptions of MB types

Activity #5

Relevant Readings:
  • Leadership Run Amok
  • Personal Factors Associated with Leadership
  • Leadership: Do Traits Matter?
Note: The accepted method for measuring the achievement motive (thermatic apperception test) is not possible to do in this format. Individuals with a high Need to achieve normally score high on internal locus on control and Type A.

Locus of Control  

Type A/B

Activity #9

Relevant Reading:
  • Relevant Reading: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Emotional Intelligence

Tips for improving emotional intelligence

Activity #12

Relevant Readings:
  • The Leadership Mystique
  • Narcissistic Leaders: The Incredible Pros, The Inevitable Cons
Narcissistic tendencies

Activity #14

Relevant Readings:
  • Personal Factors Associated with Leadership
  • Leadership: Do Traits Matter?
  • Managers and Leaders: Are they Different?
  • The Leadership Mystique
Motivation to Lead