Develop a question integrating the terminology of the current Module topic (the trait approach.)

User Generated

neryynabpuvpx

Business Finance

SHSU

Description

Develop your Question (Post) by integrating the terminology of the current Module topic. Display your knowledge and understanding of the Module topic via your Post. Answer the question you develop in your Post. Your response to the question you post must be supported - develop a strong argument. All Posts must include a link to a current (published within the last 12 months) business press article.

The Trait Approach is heavily studied and discussed. As you read, the Approach is both informative and has its limitations.

Traits refer to a set of distinctive characteristics, qualities, or attributes that describe a person. They are inherent and relatively unchanging over time. Taken together, traits are the internal factors that comprise our personality and make us unique. The trait approach emphasizes that having a leader with a certain set of traits is crucial to having effective leadership.

Unformatted Attachment Preview

Chapter 2: Trait Approach Description (1 of 17) • Leadership trait research became common in the 20th century. • Originally focused on “great man” theories. • Stogdill reviewed the literature on leadership traits in both 1948 and 1974. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 2 Description (2 of 17) • Did not decrease modern interest in the trait approach. • Interest after the election of Obama. • Jung and Sosik (2006) found charismatic leaders qualities Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 3 Description (3 of 17) • Stogdill’s 1948 literature review found these differences between leaders and group-members: • Intelligence. • Alertness. • Insight. • Responsibility. (cont.) Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 4 Description (4 of 17) • Initiative. • Persistence. • Self-confidence. • Sociability. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 5 Description (5 of 17) • Stogdill’s 1974 literature review found these differences between leaders and group-members: • Drive for responsibility/task completion. • Vigor/persistence. • Risk-taking/originality. • Socially initiative. (cont.) Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 6 Description (6 of 17) • Self-confidence/personal identity. • Accepts consequences. • Absorbs interpersonal stress. • Tolerates frustration/delay. • Influences others. • Structures social interaction systems. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 7 Description (7 of 17) • Mann’s 1959 study found these qualities in powerful leaders: • Intelligence. • Masculinity. • Adjustment. • Dominance. • Extraversion. • Conservatism. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 8 Description (8 of 17) • Kirkpatrick and Locke’s (1991) six traits of leadership: • Drive. • Motivation. • Integrity. • Confidence. • Cognitive ability. • Task knowledge. • Authors believed these traits could be innate or acquired. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 9 Description (9 of 17) • The 1990s saw a focus on social intelligence, a combination of: • Social awareness. • Social acumen. • Self-monitoring. • Responses informed by situational awareness. • Research typically converges on five leadership traits: • Intelligence. • Self-confidence. • Determination. • Integrity. • Sociability. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 10 Description (10 of 17) Intelligence • Leaders tend towards higher IQs. • Strong verbal, perceptual, and reasoning abilities. • Optimally, leaders should be just over 1 standard deviation of IQ above followers. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 11 Description (11 of 17) Self-Confidence • The ability to be certain about one’s competencies and skills. • Influencing followers is easier when one feels: • High self-esteem. • High self-assurance. • The belief that one can make a difference. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 12 Description (12 of 17) Determination • The desire to get the job done. • Leaders are assertive, proactive, and dedicated. • Component characteristics: • Initiative. • Persistence. • Dominance. • Drive. • “Grit,” which influences recovery from setbacks. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 13 Description (13 of 17) Integrity • Honesty and trustworthiness. • Highly principled and accept responsibility. • Loyal and dependable. • Followers trust a leader with integrity to deliver on their promises. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 14 Description (14 of 17) Sociability • Inclination to seek out pleasant social relationships. • Friendly and outgoing. • Tactful, diplomatic, and courteous. • Sensitive to others’ needs. • Good interpersonal skills. • Forge cooperative relationships with followers. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 15 Description (15 of 17) Five-Factor Personality Model and Leadership • Research indicates the “Big 5” personality traits: • Extraversion (surgency). • Conscientiousness. • Openness (intellect). • Neuroticism. • Agreeableness. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 16 Description (16 of 17) Strengths and Leadership • Everyone has strengths or talents. • Good leaders leverage their own strengths as well as those of their followers. • Character strengths and virtues can improve leaders/leadership. • Integrity is the primary contributor to differences in executive performance. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 17 Description (17 of 17) Emotional Intelligence • Emotional intelligence is the interplay of: • The affective domain: emotions. • The cognitive domain: thoughts. • Components of emotional intelligence: • Perceiving and expressing emotion. • Using emotion to facilitate thinking. • Understanding and reasoning with emotions. • Managing emotions in oneself and relationships. • Not a fixed characteristic; can be trained. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 18 How Does the Trait Approach Work? • Focuses exclusively on the leader. • Leader’s traits are central. • Designated leadership profiles. • Traits assessments for personal development Author, Title and Edition. © SAGE Publications, 2018. 19 Strengths • Intuitively appealing. • Extensive body of research. • Benchmarks for growth. • Helps organizations identify and train leaders. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 20 Criticisms • No definitive list of traits. • Does not consider situational influences. • Highly subjective determinations of the most important leadership traits. • Hasn’t connected traits to specific leadership outcomes. • Limited usefulness for training and development. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 21 Application • Provides direction for personal development. • Helps managers to: • Assess their current role in an organization. • Determine their leadership strengths. • Develop ways of strengthening their position within the organization. Northouse, Leadership, 9th edition. © SAGE Publications, 2021. 22 Examples of other submissions
Purchase answer to see full attachment
User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.

Explanation & Answer

Attached.

1

Trait Approach

Student Name
Institution
Course
Professor
Date

2
Trait Approach
How can a leader’s emotional intelligence, now a recognized leadership competency,
increase team performance and reduce stress at the workplace with special reference to
stressful jobs like customer service jobs?
I believe that while the Trait Approach aids in understanding a set of basic propositions
for predicting great leaders through intelligence, extra drive, personal character, and sociability,
applying such a conception is insufficient to transform organizational practic...

Related Tags