Chapter 7 - Leadership traits. This chapter examined the relationship between personality traits, personality types, intelligence, and emotional intelligence with leadership success. In general, all of these attributes can help a leader to influence a group toward the accomplishment of its goals, but in and of themselves they are no guarantee of leadership success. | CHAPTER SEVEN Leadership Traits The Five Factor Model of Personality Five Factor Dimensions Traits Behaviors/Items Surgency Dominance Sociability I like having responsibility for others. I have a large group of friends. Agreeableness Empathy Friendly I am a sympathetic person. I am usually in good mood. Dependability Organization Credibility Conformity Achievement orientation I usually make “to do” lists. I practice what I preach. I rarely get into trouble. I am a high achiever. Adjustment Steadiness Self-acceptance I remain calm in pressure situations. I take personal criticism well. Intellectance I like traveling to foreign countries. The Building Blocks Of Skills Easier to Change More difficult to Change Intelligence Personality Traits and Preferences Values Interests Motives/Goals Knowledge Experience Skills/ Competencies Dark-Side Personality Traits Argumentative Interpersonal insensitivity Narcissism Dark-Side Personality Trait, continued Fear of failure Perfectionism Impulsivity Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Four basic preference dimensions in which people can differ: Extraversion-Introversion Sensing-Intuition Thinking-Feeling Judging-Perceiving The Building Blocks Of Skills Easier to Change More difficult to Change Intelligence Analytic intelligence Synthetic abilities Creative intelligence Personality Traits and Preferences Values Interests Motives/Goals Knowledge Experience Skills/ Competencies Average Intelligence Test Scores By Management Level 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 N= Supervisor First-line Manager Middle Manager Executive Emotional Intelligence (EQ) A group of mental abilities that help people to recognize their own feelings and those of others Limitations Of EQ Literature Research does not indicate that EQ is more important than intelligence in leadership. Few EQ researchers have acknowledged the existence of personality-leadership effectiveness research. If the EQ attributes are essentially personality traits, then it is difficult to see how they will change as a result of a training intervention. | CHAPTER SEVEN Leadership Traits The Five Factor Model of Personality Five Factor Dimensions Traits Behaviors/Items Surgency Dominance Sociability I like having responsibility for others. I have a large group of friends. Agreeableness Empathy Friendly I am a sympathetic person. I am usually in good mood. Dependability Organization Credibility Conformity Achievement orientation I usually make “to do” lists. I practice what I preach. I rarely get into trouble. I am a high achiever. Adjustment Steadiness Self-acceptance I remain calm in pressure situations. I take personal criticism well. Intellectance I like traveling to foreign countries. The Building Blocks Of Skills Easier to Change More difficult to Change Intelligence Personality Traits and Preferences Values Interests Motives/Goals Knowledge Experience Skills/ Competencies Dark-Side Personality Traits Argumentative Interpersonal insensitivity Narcissism Dark-Side Personality Trait, continued Fear of failure Perfectionism .
