题目内容:
Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage. Readingleadershipliterature,you'dsometimesthinkthateveryonehasthepotentialtobean
effectiveleader.
Idon'tbelievethattobetrue.Infact,IseewayfewertrulyeffectiveleadersthanIseepeoplestuckinpositionsofleadershipwhoaresadlyincompetentandseriouslymisguidedabouttheirownabilities.
Partofthereasonthishappensisalackofhonestselfiassessmentbythosewhoaspireto(追求)
leadershipinthefirstplace.
We'veallmetthetypeofIndividualwhosimplymusttakecharge.Whetherit'sadecision-makingsession,abasketballgame,orafamilyouting,theycan'thelpgrabbingtheleaddogpositionandclingingontoitfordearlife.Theybelievethey'renaturalbornleaders.
Truthis,they'renothingofthesort.Trueleadersdon'tassumethatit'stheirdivine(神圣的)righttotakechargeeverytimetwoormorepeoplegettogether.Quitetheopposite.Agreatleaderwillassesseachsituationonitsmerits,andwillonlytakechargewhentheirposition,thesituation,and/ortheneedsofthemomentdemandit.
Manybusinessexecutivesconfuseleadershipwithaction.Theybelievethatconstantmotionsomehowgeneratesleadershipasabyproduct.Facedwithanysituationthatcan'tbesolvedbythesheerforceofactivity,theygenerateadustcloudofimpatience.Theironeleadershiptoolisvolume:iftheythinkyouaren'tworkingashardastheythinkyoushould,theirdemandsbecomeincreasinglylouderandharsher.
Trueleadersunderstandthevalueofaction,ofcourse,butitisn'ttheironlytool.Infact,itisn'teventheirprimarytool.Greatleadersseemorethaneveryoneelse:answers,solutions,patterns,problems,opportunities.Theyknowit'svitallyimportanttodo,buttheyalsoknowthatthinking,understanding,reflectionandinterpretationareequallyimportant.
Ifyou'retooconcernedwithoutcomestotheextentthatyoumanipulateandintimidateotherstoachievethoseoutcomes,thenyouaren'tleadingatall,you'redictating.Atrueleaderissomeonewho
developshisorherteamsothattheycananddohittheirtargetsandachievetheirgoals.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheleadersheknows? A.Manyofthemareusedtotaldngcharge.
B.Fewofthemareequaltotheirpositions.
C.Manyofthemfailtofullydeveloptheirpotential.
D.Fewofthemarefamiliarwithleadershipliterature.
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