1. Leadership Traits and Skills 6-1Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations

2. After studying this chapter, you should be able to:  Understand how leader traits and skills are related to effective leadership.  Understand the types of research methods used to study leadership traits and skills.  Understand what traits and skills are most relevant for effective leadership. Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-2

3.  Understand how the relevance of a trait or skill depends on the situation.  Understand the traits and skills that cause some people to derail in their managerial careers.  Understand the limitations of the trait approach. Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-3

4. Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-4 Understand how leader traits and skills are related to effective leadership

5.  Trait  Values  Self Concepts  Skill  Competency Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-5

6. Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-6 Understand the types of research methods used to study leadership traits and skills

7.  Emergent Leadership  Leadership Advancement  Current Leadership Effectiveness Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-7

8. Emergent Leadership  Comparison studies  Laboratory  Observation Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-8

9. Leadership Advancement  Longitudinal Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-9

10. Current Leadership Effectiveness  Survey Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-10

11. Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-11 Understand what traits and skills are most relevant for effective leadership

12.  Energy level and stress tolerance  Self-confidence  Internal locus of control  Emotional stability and maturity  Power motivation Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-12

13.  Personal integrity  Narcissism  Achievement orientation  Need for Affiliation Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-13

14. HIGH SCORESLOW SCORES  Extroversion  Conscientiousness  Openness to learning from experience  Neuroticism Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-14

15.  Technical skills  Interpersonal skills  Conceptual skills  Strategic management skills Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-15

16.  Emotional intelligence  Social intelligence  Ability to learn Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-16

17. Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-17 Understand how the relevance of a trait or skill depends on the situation

18.  Reviews of the literature confirm: A leader with certain traits could be effective in one situation but ineffective in a different situation. Furthermore, two leaders with a different pattern of traits could be successful in the same situation. Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-18

19.  Management level  External Environment Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-19

20. Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-20 Understand the traits and skills that cause some people to derail in their managerial careers

21. DERAILEDSUCCESSFUL  Less capable at handling pressure  Angry outbursts  Inconsistent behavior  Defensive about failure  Calm  Confident  Predictable  Admitted mistakes Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-21

22. DERAILEDSUCCESSFUL  Cover up and blame  Lack of learning orientation  Focused on self- advancement  Accept responsibility  Learning orientation  Focused on tasks and subordinate needs Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-22

23. DERAILEDSUCCESSFUL  Weak interpersonal skills  Insensitive  Technical skill  Strong interpersonal skills  Sensitive  Technical skills with situational experience Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-23

24. Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-24 Understand the limitations of the trait approach

25.  Not theory guided  Linear relationships  Single traits and skills  Lacks contextual balance Copyright© 2013 Pearson Education Leadership in Organizations6-25