Typical Leadership Traits
The five leadership traits that consistently reappear in many of these studies are:
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Lists of ability and physical characteristics included such things as speech fluency and height or body type (Knes, 2009).
Reflection
Peter Drucker, a key figure in the modern management movement, was skeptical about studying the qualities of leaders. He believed that a leader cannot be categorized by a particular personality type, style, or set of traits. Instead, a leader should be understood in terms of his or her constituents, results, behaviors, and responsibilities (DuBrin, 2009, p.59).
Take a minute and think: do you believe that personality type, style, or set of traits are important components in leadership?
Share your opinion with your study group or with your teacher/tutor.
Sirje Virkus, Tallinn University, 2009