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Leadership:Leadership:Personality and Traits for Effective Personality and Traits for Effective LeadersLeaders
By:
M.Waqas Azad
03F-EE-26
Leadership Leadership
Definition: The influencing process of leaders and followers to achieve objectives through change
Influencing: A process of a leader communicating ideas, gaining acceptance of them and motivating followers to support and implement the ideas through change
Personality Traits and LeadershipPersonality Traits and Leadership
Traits: Distinguishing personal characteristics.
Personality: Combination of traits that classifies an individual’s behavior.
Big Five Model of PersonalityBig Five Model of Personality
It categorizes traits into the dimensions of: Surgency Agreeableness Adjustment Conscientiousness Openness to experience
Derailed Leadership TraitsDerailed Leadership Traits
Use of Bullying Style Cold, Aloof and Arrogant Betray Personal Trust Self-Centered and Overly Ambitious Specific Performance Problems Over Managed, Unable to Delegate
Traits of Effective LeadersTraits of Effective Leaders
Dominance High energy Self Confidence Locus of Control Stability Integrity
Traits of Effective Leaders Cont...Traits of Effective Leaders Cont...
Intelligence Flexibility Sensitivity to Others
Alexander the Great, a LeaderAlexander the Great, a Leader
Most Powerful Military Leader and Conqueror
Titled as “Lord of Asia” Charismatic Leader
Qualities of Alexander the GreatQualities of Alexander the Great
Brilliant General Courage Self-confidence Extreme Intelligence
Lessons of LeadershipLessons of Leadership
Leaders should: Have a compelling vision Know their opponents Walk the talk: set the example Be encouraging to their followers
Lessons of Leadership Cont…Lessons of Leadership Cont…
Make training and development the organization’s core competence
Consolidate gains Engage in succession planning Align the vision with appropriate control
systems
There are no set traits and behaviors for effective leaders, these may vary from leader to leader.
ConclusionConclusion