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Trait Theories of Leadership
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Agenda Description Theorists Strengths Critiques Case Studies
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Description Collection of theories Personal attributes Innate
Situational concerns vary Key traits: Trustworthiness, emotional intelligence, courage, self-confidence, and adaptability
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Theorists Ralph Stogdill (1948) R.D. Mann (1959)
M.W. McCall and M.M. Lombardo (1983) J.W. Gardner (1989)
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Strengths Identification of Leaders Face validity
Trait lists have sizeable overlap
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Critiques Too simplistic Contradictory research
Definitional relativism
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Case Studies Abraham Lincoln Richard Nixon Barack Obama
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