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Cognitive intelligence...

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Cognitive intelligence (IQ) 1. the ability to gasp and reason correctly with abstractions and solve mental problems 1. Leaders to greater and more rapid learning, particularly for complex materials 2. combination of different abilities 3. Most important predictor of job performance Dimension

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Numerical ability

Ability tp do speedy arithmetic

Verbal activity

Ability to understand what is heard or read

Management (Corporate policies)

Spatial ability

Ability to imagine how an object would look like if its position in space is changed

Engineering (Product design)

Values 4. fundamental beliefs about appropriate behaviors/outcomes 5. Relatively stable over prolonged time periods 6. Strong moral connotation Motives 7. recurring preferences for specific means and ends 8. Relatively stable needs that guide action 1. Need for power: promotes acquisition of leadership roles and success 2. Need for achievement: Somewhat inconsistent results 3. Need for affiliation: generally unrelated or negatively related with leadership success Skill types (proximity attributes) 9. conceptual / problem-solving skills 1. Particularly important for strategic issues (in higher management levels) 10. expertise / technical skills 1. Central for (informal) influence attainment 2. Contribute to leadership success, especially at lower management levels 3. Important for effective work planning and dealing with errors 11. Interpersonal / social skills 1. Emotional intelligence (ability to recognize, use, understand, regulate emotions)...