Contents: Unit 5: Contemporary Approaches Unit 6:

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LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Trần Thị Bích Nhung

Email: tranthibichnhung.cs2@ftu.edu.vn

Contents:

Unit 1: Introduction to leadership

Unit 2: Power and influence

Unit 3: Trait, Skill and behavioral approaches

to leadership

Unit 4: Situational approaches

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Contents:

Unit 5: Contemporary approaches

Unit 6: Team leadership

Unit 7: Developing leadership skills

Unit 3: Trait, skill and

behavioral approaches to

leadership

Trần Thị Bích Nhung

Email: tranthibichnhung.cs2@ftu.edu.vn

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Contents

Leadership traits

Leadership skills

Leadership behaviors

LEADERSHIP TRAITS

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1. Leadership traits

In the early 20th century, leadership traits were studied to determine what

made certain people great leaders. The theories that were developed were

called “great man” theories

It was believed that people were born with these traits, and that only the

“great” people possessed them. During this time, research concentrated on

determining the specific traits that clearly differentiated leaders from

followers

1. Leadership traits

In the mid-20th century, the trait approach was challenged by research that questioned

the universality of leadership traits. In a major review, Stogdill (1948) suggested that no

consistent set of traits differentiated leaders from non-leaders across a variety of

situations

Stogdill’s first survey: (1) Intelligence; (2) Alertness; (3) insight; (4) responsibility; (5)

initiative; (6) persistence; (7) self-confidence; (8) sociability.

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1. Leadership traits

Stogdill’s second survey:

1. Leadership traits

Mann (1955): (1) Intelligence; (2) masculinity; (3) adjustment; (4) dominance; (5)

extraversion; (6) conservatism

Kirkpatrick and Locke (1991): (1) drive; (2) motivation; (integrity); (4) confidence; (5)

cognitive ability; (6) task knowledge