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Trait Approach

Trait Approach. By: The Adam and Eves. Definition of Trait Leadership. The possession of certain traits that society sees as leadership traits. It was once believed that people were born with these certain traits. . How this approach works: . Focuses on the leaders and not the followers

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Trait Approach

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  1. Trait Approach By: The Adam and Eves

  2. Definition of Trait Leadership • The possession of certain traits that society sees as leadership traits. • It was once believed that people were born with these certain traits.

  3. How this approach works: • Focuses on the leaders and not the followers • Emphasizes that having a leader with a certain set of traits is crucial to having effective leadership

  4. Leadership Traits are • Intelligence • Self-Confidence • Determination • Integrity • Sociability

  5. Intelligence • Having strong verbal ability, perceptual ability, and reasoning appears to make one a better leader.

  6. Self-Confidence • Ability to be certain about ones competencies and skills. • Includes: • Sense of self-esteem • Sense of self-assurance • Belief that one can make a difference

  7. Determination • Refers to the desire to get the job done. • Includes: • Initiative • Persistence • Dominance • Drive

  8. Integrity • Quality of honesty and trustworthiness • Leaders with this inspire confidence in others, because they can be trusted to do what they say they are going to do.

  9. Sociability • Refers to the leaders inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships • Leaders who show this are: • Friendly • Outgoing • Curious • Tactful • Diplomatic

  10. Strengths • Intuitively appealing • Century of research to support it • Conceptual in nature • Gives us ideas of what we need to look for

  11. Weaknesses • Ambiguous and uncertain at times • Fails to take situations into account • Too extensive and broad

  12. Example of a good leader and a bad leader:

  13. The End!!! Questions?

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