Your Boss Is Considering Having All Mid-Level Managers Enroll in a Charisma

question 102

Multiple Choice

Your boss is considering having all mid-level managers enroll in a charisma training program to enhance their leadership abilities.After looking into research on such programs,your boss reconsiders this idea,citing that ____.

• A) little to no improvement in charisma was found in the study
• B) managers who received the training reported a slight decrease in their own job satisfaction five months after training occurred
• C) improvements in charisma may have been due to a placebo effect or other factors that created positive expectations
• D) the training took place during one extensive session, which resulted in a significant decline in transfer of training

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