Running head: LEADERSHIP TRAITS 1 Leadership Traits Valerie Fryatt OL 125: Human Relations in Administration Southern New Hampshire University November 25‚ 2012 Professor Margaret Donahue LEADERSHIP TRAITS 2 Abstract In this paper‚ I will describe various leadership traits and styles. I will share my opinion of successful leadership qualities as well as share my own strengths and weaknesses as a leader and my strategies to improve my leadership skills
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COE101 s personality type One of my strong personality traits that describe who I am is that I am very self motivated and not easily influenced by people who can’t give me helpful advice. I have a strong self will about me that keeps me going. I have a passion to own my own business one day and being in school will motivate me even more to push to that goal. By defining my personality traits I am able to learn more who I am as a person. I feel my self growing stronger every day. I also am
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relationships‚ developing personal qualities‚ creating leader outcomes. 6 major approaches: great man theories‚ traits theories‚ behavioural theories‚ contingency theories‚ influence theories‚ relational theories. Leadership evolution model (scope/ environment) Great person theory‚ rational mgmt‚ team/ lateral leadership‚ learning leadership. Traits leadership Impt traits: (1) optimism‚self confidence‚ (2) honesty and integrity‚ (3) drive. Behavioural Approaches: Auto vs democratic
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Trait theories which assume the capacity of leadership is the personality acquired by nature‚ mainly concentrate on personal quality and characteristics. The successful leaders are always described as heroic‚ mythic with significant traits‚ such as charismatic‚ enthusiastic and courageous. It is based on the psychological level and discovered four characteristics around the Big Five personality framework which are ambition and energy‚ extraversion‚ conscientiousness and openness and high emotional
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Positive Personality Traits Some personality traits are positive: Being honest no matter what the consequences are is one personality trait people should aspire to. Having responsibility for all of your actions and being a little bit of a perfectionism are also personality traits. Adaptability and compatibility are great and can help you get along with others. Having the drive to keep going‚ and having compassion and understanding are positive personality traits. Patience is a virtue and
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Personality Traits How would you score yourself on each of them? After reviewing the “Trait Theories” in chapter four‚ specifically the “Big Five”‚ I have come to learn that researchers believe that personalities can be described and evaluated in five traits. (Witt and Mossler‚ 2010‚ Ch. 4.3). Starting with Openness to Experience‚ I believe I would score high on this trait because I am very open-minded to new ideas and I constantly put myself in other people’s shoes to see their own point of view
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“Live in the sunshine‚ swim in the Sea‚ drink the wild air”. This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson embodied all the traits of transcendentalism. Escaping and seeking solace in nature gave way to a clear mind. In this ideology that emerged in New England around 1836‚ it focused greatly on the individual and concepts emphasizing the good of nature. Both Henry David Thoreau and Emerson were notable figures of this belief. These writers composed many works that advocated for individuals to escape the corruption
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Personality traits and Facebook use Rationale of the Study Facebook is quickly becoming one of the most popular tools for social communication. However‚ Facebook is somewhat different from other Social Networking Sites such as twitter‚ tumbler etc. as it demonstrates an offline-to-online trend; that is the majority of Facebook Friends is met offline and then added later. The present research investigated how the Five-Factor Model of personality relates to Facebook use. Despite some expected trends
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wilderness‚ you may wonder‚ “What was Christopher McCandless thinking?” McCandless began his fatal journey in 1990 after graduating from Oxford University and always had an urge to move and be nomadic. When Jon Krakauer published an article regarding Chris McCandless’ death in the Outside magazine‚ letters began pouring in from all around the nation. Many people believed Chris was a hero for following his dreams while others‚ like Craig Medred‚ believed Chris was a dumb teenager who hurt himself and others
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In “The Odyssey”‚ Odysseus uses many traits on his twenty year journey back to Ithaca. Odysseus and his men fight the Cyclops‚ Sirens‚ and resist their temptation of the Lotus plants. In order to be a famous epic hero‚ like Odysseus‚ one needs to have numerous traits. Odysseus’s traits are strength‚ intelligence‚ and self confidence. These traits help define Odysseus as a hero and save his men from many close encounters with mythical beings. Odysseus shows his strength on their long voyage home
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