There May Be Some Formal, Pompous People on the Board

There may be some formal, pompous people on the board at Mayweather Dairies, but the chairman and chief executive officer-Mr. Mayweather himself-is not one of them. He is as comfortable talking to dairy farmers or truck drivers as he is corporate executives. Mr. Mayweather's behavior illustrates the dimension of political skill known as

A) social astuteness.
B) apparent sincerity.
C) networking ability.
D) organizational politics.
E) interpersonal influence.