Trait

Leadership
Model
Project By:

Randy Narvaez-Ruiz
Patrick Fernandez
 Trait Leadership
“Must Knows” One Pager LEADERSHIP TRAITS:

THERE ARE SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES IN

TRAIT LIST, BUT THERE IS NO DEFINITIVE LIST

History Column 1- Stogdill (1948) Intelligence, Alertness,

Generalized concept began in mid 20th century, great Insight, Responsibility, Persistence, Sociability
leaders possessed specific traits in certain situations
Column 2- Mann (1959) Intelligence, Masculinity,
which made them “great” (Stogdill 1948, Mann
Conservatism, Dominance, Extraversion
1959). Author notes there are many traits but
Column 3- Stogdill (1974) Achievement, Persistence,
consensus on these main “big five”.
Initiative, Tolerance, Influence
Column 4- Lord, DeVader, and Alliger (1986)
Intelligence, Masculinity, Dominance
Column 5- Kirkpatrick and Locke (1991) Drive/
Motivation, Integrity, Confidence, Cognitive Ability/
Task Knowledge
Column 6- Zaccaro, Kemp, and Bader (2017) Cognitive
Ability, Extraversion, Emotional Stability, Motivation,
Problem Solving

Strengths: Weaknesses:

1. Intuitively appealing- fits the typical notion that leaders lead the way. 1. Although there are shortcomings this approach still provides valuable
2. Special kind of people with gifts- consistent with typical thought that leaders information about people/ leadership.
are different from followers. 2. No definitive set of traits but does provide direction and guidance as to
3. People need to see leaders as gifted people. what traits are good if one aspires to be a leader.
4. Century of research. Breadth and depth of studies is more credible/ lots of 3. Managers can use information to assess where they stand in an organization
data. and what they need to do to strengthen their position
5. Creates benchmarks for what we need to have to be a leader. Personality and 4. Trait information can suggest areas in which an employee’s traits are
assessment procedures can be to offer invaluable information to managers beneficial to a company and areas where they may need get more training.
about strengths weaknesses/ areas of focus 5. Using trait information can develop a deeper understanding of who they are
6. Focus is only on the leader… possible weakness because it doesn’t focus on and how they will affect an organization.
different situations.