Maxwell The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Laws 814 Lussi

Maxwell, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Laws 8-14.

Lussier and Achua, Leadership, Chapter 2 and Appendix

The Big Five Model of Personality

Explain the universality of traits of effective leaders?

Solution

Answer:

First two questions are not clear.They have mentioned the book name i hope.

3.Big five model of personality:

Extraversion:

Extrovert people are characterised by sociability,talkativeness,assertiveness.They will have comfortable level with relationships.People who are high in extraversion are easy going and gain energy in social situations.People who are low in extraversion tend to be reserved and tend to solitude.

People who are high on extraversion tend to make friends easily and they feel energized when are around people all the time

People who are low in extraversion feel exhaused and they find it difficult to start a conversation

Agreeableness:

This personality trait includes attributes such as trust,kindness,affection.People who are high in agreeableness are more cooperative and agree to others decisions.They care about others and have concern for other people.But people who are low in this trait are more competitive and manupulative.These people donot care about other people\'s problems and they dont care how others feel

Conscientiousness:

These people have high level of thoughtfullness and they exhibit goal directed behaviours.They do their work in an organized manner and pay attention to details

People who are low in this trait dislike schedules and make messes.They fail to complete the given tasks on time

Emotional stability or neuroticism:

This personality trait is characterized by sadness,moodiness and they are emotionally unstable.People who are high in this trait tend to have mood swings and get irritated easily.They get upset easily and experience lot of stress.

People who are low in this trait are emotionaly stable and deal well with stress.They are very relaxed and rarely feel sad or depressed

Openness to experience:

This trait has characteristics such as imagination and insights.People who are high in this trait are very creative,they try new things and accept challenges.

People who are low in this trait donot like change and they donot enjoy new things rather they are very traditional

These are the Big Five Model of personality traits

Universaltiy of traits of effective leaders:

-Vision creator:

Effective leaders understand the organization or business needs and they must set goals accordingly for the future of the organization.This setting of vision will direct all the employees in the organization to work towards that vision

-Effective communicator:

Effective leaders should be effective communicators and they should speak clearly,truthfully,honestly and sincerely to others in the organization.Straight communication to every level of employees is the best practice of a good leader

-Able to handle change:

Effective leaders should operate effectively in times of changes in the organization.They should withstand the change and guide the employees in right direction rather than being thrown off

-Encouraging,motivating and building confidence:

Leaders should encourage and motivate others to work .These are the two things that improves level of confidence in the employees and thus lead to effective productivity.

-Decision maker:

Effective leader should make right decision at the right time according to the situation.Right decision will lead to the growth and success of the organization.So leaders must take some time and pay attention to the problem or change and make decision