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Reading leadership literature, you’d sometimes think that everyone has the potential to be an effective leader. I don’t beli

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问题     Reading leadership literature, you’d sometimes think that everyone has the potential to be an effective leader.
    I don’t believe that to be true. In fact, I see way fewer truly effective leaders than I see people stuck in positions of leadership who are sadly incompetent and seriously misguided about their own abilities.
    Part of the reason this happens is a lack of honest self-assessment by those who aspire to(追求)leadership in the first place.
    We’ve all met the type of individual who simply must take charge. Whether it’s a decision-making session, a basketball game, or a family outing, they can’t help grabbing the lead dog position and clinging on to it for dear life. They believe they’re natural born leaders.
    Truth is, they’re nothing of the sort. True leaders don’t assume that it’s their divine(神圣的)right to take charge every time two or more people get together. Quite the opposite. A great leader will assess each situation on its merits, and will only take charge when their position, the situation, and/or the needs of the moment demand it.
    Many business executives confuse leadership with action. They believe that constant motion somehow generates leadership as a byproduct. Faced with any situation that can’t be solved by the sheer force of activity, they generate a dust cloud of impatience. Their one leadership tool is volume: if they think you aren’t working as hard as they think you should, their demands become increasingly louder and harsher.
    True leaders understand the value of action, of course, but it isn’t their only tool. In fact, it isn’t even their primary tool. Great leaders see more than everyone else: answers, solutions, patterns, problems, opportunities. They know it’s vitally important to do, but they also know that thinking, understanding, reflection and interpretation are equally important.
    If you’re too concerned with outcomes to the extent that you manipulate and intimidate others to achieve those outcomes, then you aren’t leading at all, you’re dictating. A true leader is someone who develops his or her team so that they can and do hit their targets and achieve their goals.
What characterizes a great leader according to the author?
选项 A、Being able to take prompt action when chances present themselves.
B、Having a whole-hearted dedication to their divine responsibilities.
C、Having a full understanding of their own merits and weaknesses.
D、Being able to assess the situation carefully before taking charge.
答案D
解析 事实细节题。题目问“根据作者观点，一个成功的领导者具备什么特征?”文章第五段第四句指出，伟大的领导者会审时度势，只有符合自己的职责，而且形势和契机需要时，才会掌控一切。这句话是作者对于成功领导者的描述，和选项D)“一个成功的领导者懂得审时度势，再决定是否应该掌控一切”的表述一致，故答案为D)。
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