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    This document outlines six key traits of effective leaders: drive, desire to lead, integrity, self-confidence, intelligence, and job-relevant knowledge. It also describes two models for leadership styles - the managerial grid which plots concern for tasks vs concern for people, and the six traits leaders exhibit like exerting effort, influencing others, building trust, and demonstrating competence. Effective leaders display traits such as dominance, flexibility, and self-confidence, while derailed leaders tend towards bullying, arrogance, and being self-centered.

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    This document outlines six key traits of effective leaders: drive, desire to lead, integrity, self-confidence, intelligence, and job-relevant knowledge. It also describes two models for leadership styles - the managerial grid which plots concern for tasks vs concern for people, and the six traits leaders exhibit like exerting effort, influencing others, building trust, and demonstrating competence. Effective leaders display traits such as dominance, flexibility, and self-confidence, while derailed leaders tend towards bullying, arrogance, and being self-centered.

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    This document outlines six key traits of effective leaders: drive, desire to lead, integrity, self-confidence, intelligence, and job-relevant knowledge. It also describes two models for leadership styles - the managerial grid which plots concern for tasks vs concern for people, and the six traits leaders exhibit like exerting effort, influencing others, building trust, and demonstrating competence. Effective leaders display traits such as dominance, flexibility, and self-confidence, while derailed leaders tend towards bullying, arrogance, and being self-centered.

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    Six Traits of High

    Performing
    Leadership

    Personality Traits of Leaders


    What type of personality traits does it
    take to lead?

    Definitions

    Trait Distinguishing personal characteristics

    Personality a combination of traits that


    classifies as individuals behavior

    Six Key Traits of


    Effective Leaders

    Six Traits of Leaders

    Drive

    Desire to
    Lead

    Integrity

    SelfConfidence

    Intelligence

    Job-relevant
    Knowledge

    Six Traits of Leaders


    Leaders exhibit a high effort level. They have a relatively

    Drive

    high desire for achievement, have a lot of energy, show


    initiative, and theyre persistent in their activities

    Leaders have a strong desire to influence and lead others,

    Desire to
    Lead

    they demonstrate the willingness to take responsibility

    Six Traits of Leaders


    Leaders build trusting relationship between themselves

    Integrity

    and followers by being truthful and by showing


    consistency between word and deed

    Followers look to leaders for an absence of self-doubt.

    SelfConfidence

    Leaders, therefore, need to show self-confidence in order


    to convince followers of the rightness of goals and
    decisions

    Six Traits of Leaders


    Leaders need to be intelligent enough to gather,

    Intelligence

    synthesize, and interpret large amounts of information;


    and to be able create visions, solve problem, and make
    correct decisions

    Effective leaders have a high degree of knowledge about

    Job-Relevant
    Knowledge

    the company, industry, and technical matters. In-depth


    knowledge allows leaders to make well-informed decisions
    and to understand the implications of those decisions.

    Managerial Grid of Leaders


    9

    Concern
    for People

    1.9. Country Club


    Management

    9.9. Team
    Management

    5.5. Middle of the Road


    Management

    9.1. Task Management

    1.1. Impoverished
    Management

    1
    1

    Concern for Tasks


    9

    Managerial Grid of Leaders


    1.9. Country Club
    Management

    9.1. Task Management

    The leaders focuses on being supportive and


    considerate of employee to the exclusion of concern for
    task efficiency

    The leaders concentrates on task efficiency but shows


    little concern for the development and morale of
    employee

    10

    Managerial Grid of Leaders


    9.9. Team
    Management

    The leader facilitates task efficiency and high morale by


    coordinating and integrating work-related activities

    1.1. Impoverished
    Management

    The leaders exerts minimum of effort to accomplish the


    work

    11

    Effective Leader Traits


    Dominance

    Intelligence

    Flexibility

    High Energy

    Stability

    Locus of Control

    Self Confidence

    Integrity

    Sensitivity to Others

    Derailed Leadership Traits


    Bullying Style
    Viewed as being cold / arrogant
    Betrayed personal trust
    Self centered
    Unable to delegate
    Low performing organization

    Conclusions
    You dont have to have all these traits

    You need to know your own self


    Know your strengths / weaknesses
    Work on the weak points to get better

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