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The
following are behaviors and attitudes of leaders who are generally trusted by
their group members and other constituents. After you read each characteristic
check whether this is a behavior or attitude that you appear to have developed
already or does not fit you at present.
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Fits
Me |
Does Not
Fit Me |
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Tells
people he or she is going to do something, and then always follows through and
gets it done |
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| 2. |
Described
by others as being reliable |
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| 3. |
Good
at keeping secrets and confidences |
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| 4. |
Tells
the truth consistently |
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| 5. |
Minimizes
telling people what they want to hear |
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| 6. |
Described
by others as "walking the talk" |
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| 7. |
Delivers
consistent messages to others in terms of matching words and deeds |
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| 8. |
Does
what he or she expects others to do |
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| 9. |
Minimizes
hypocrisy by not engaging in activities he or she tells others are wrong |
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| 10. |
Readily
accepts feedback on behavior from others |
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| 11. |
Maintains
eye contact with people when talking to them |
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| 12. |
Appears
relaxed and confident when explaining his or her side of a story |
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| 13. |
Individualizes
compliments to others rather than saying something like "You look great"
to a large number of people |
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| 14. |
Doesn't
expect lavish perks for himself or herself while expecting others to go on an
austerity diet |
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| 15. |
Does
not tell others a crisis is pending (when it isn't) just to gain their cooperation |
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| 16. |
Collaborates
with others to make creative decisions |
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| 17. |
Communicates
information to people at all organizational levels |
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| 18. |
Readily
shares financial information with others |
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| 19. |
Listens
to people and then acts on many of their suggestions |
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| 20. |
Generally
engages in predictable behavior |
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Scoring:
These statements are mostly for self-reflection, so no specific scoring key exists.
However, the more of the preceding statements that fit you, the more trustworthy
you are-assuming you are answering truthfully. The usefulness of this self-quiz
increases if somebody who knows you well answers it for you to supplement your
self-perceptions.
- DuBrin, Andrew J. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Leadership,
Alpha Books: Indianapolis, 2000 .
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Personal
Reflection Exercise #3
The preceding section contained information
about borderline attitudes and behaviors of a good leader. Write three case study
examples regarding how you might use the content of this section in your practice.
QUESTION 10
What are three behaviors of a trustworthy clinical supervisor? Record
the letter of the correct answer the
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