02 Leader Traits

Question	Answer
Big Five Personality Factors	Openness to experience: tendency to be informed, creative, insightful and curious Conscientiousness: tendency to be thorough, organized, controlled, dependable and decisive Extraversion: tendency to be sociable and assertive and to have positive energy Agreeableness: tendency to be accepting (of differences), conforming, trusting and nurturing Neuroticism: tendency to be depressed, anxious, insecure, vulnverable and hostile
Evaluation of Trait Approach	Strengths: - identified important and relevant qualities of potential leaders - gives benchmark to identify/select future leaders Weaknesses: - not guided by theory - no definitive list of traits - not useful for training and development - focus more on leader emergence, less on leader effectiveness

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	Created by Josefine Marie over 4 years ago