Chapter 6 Leadership Traits and Skills
Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
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Understand how leader traits and skills are related to effective leadership.
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Understand the types of research methods used to study leadership traits and skills.
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Understand what traits and skills are most relevant for effective leadership.
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Understand what traits and skills best predict success in a managerial career.
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Understand how the relevance of a trait or skill depends on the situation.
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Understand the limitations of the trait approach.
One of the earliest approaches to studying leadership was the trait approach, which involved a search for traits and skills that predict whether a person will attain positions of leadership ...
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