Problem
Part I
i. Do you believe emotional intelligence ("EI") is important for managers?
ii. How would you assess EI in deciding who to promote to a managerial position?
iii. If you were a manager, what individual differences would be important to you in hiring an assistant? Why?
Part II
Review the Chapter 3 Understand Yourself feature (p. 94) self-assessing your work locus of control. Higher scores on the measure reflect a more external locus of control. Managers tend to have a more internal locus of control.
After completing the self-assessment, answer the following questions:
i. Do you think that your score accurately reflects your locus of control at work? Why or why not?
ii. How do you think the work locus of control might influence your effectiveness as a manager?
iii. What do you think is the ideal locus of control in a work setting and why?
iv. What might you do in the next year to make your work locus of control consistent with your answer to question 3?