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LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS AND COGNITIVE STYLE: A MALAYSIAN GLCs' PERSPECTIVES (LEADER)

1. Leadership Approaches

Instructions: Please answer honestly and click the BUTTON that you feel best represents your leadership approach. There are no right or wrong answers.
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Question 1.

I provide others with assistance in exchange for their efforts

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Question 2.

I re-examine critical assumptions to question whether they are appropriate

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Question 3.

I fail to interfere until problems become serious

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Question 4.

I focus attention on irregularities, mistakes, exceptions, and deviations from standard

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Question 5.

I avoid getting involved when important issues arise

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Question 6.

I talk about my most important values and beliefs

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Question 7.

I am absent when needed

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Question 8.

I seek differing perspectives when solving problems

Question 9.

I talk optimistically about the future

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Question 10.

I instil pride in others for being associated with me

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Question 11.

I discuss in specific terms who is responsible for achieving performance targets

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Question 12.

I wait for things to go wrong before taking action 

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Question 13.

I talk enthusiastically about what needs to be accomplished 

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Question 14.

I specify the importance of having a strong sense of purpose

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Question 15.

I spend time teaching and coaching

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Question 16.

I make clear what one can expect to receive when performance goals are achieved

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Question 17.

I show that I am a firm believer in “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”

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Question 18.

I go beyond self-interest for the good of the group

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Question 19.

I treat others as individuals rather than just as a member of a group 

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Question 20.

I demonstrate that problems must become chronic before I take action

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Question 21.

I act in ways that build others’ respect for me 

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Question 22.

I concentrate my full attention on dealing with mistakes, complaints, and failures

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