Pros and Cons of Trait Based Leadership Theory

I personally love making lists.

Trait Based Leadership Theory PROS:

- Personal Qualities that promote stability in leader effectiveness
- Studies have shown that traits are significant precursors of leadership effectiveness
- Combinations of traits and attributes integrated in a conceptional meaningful way are more likely to predict leadership
-Defining extraordinary qualities in effective leaders
-Can define a leaders actions to how he/she leads in certain situations

Traits Based Leadership Theory CONS:

-Not exploring situational leadership events
-Labeling as who the leader is and not what the leader does to be effective
-The traits chosen: do they have to be ethical?
-Nature v. Nurture
-Can one become a leader without leadership traits?

"A person does not become a leader by virtue of the possession of some combination of traits."-Stogdill

Born Leader

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Learning to Lead

This is only the beginning...as the class continues I will add to each PRO and CON

until next time...