Personality and leadership: what the Big Five say
Personality and leadership: what the Big Five say — what studies show, and what they don't.
The research
Timothy Judge, Joyce Bono, Remus Ilies and Megan Gerhardt (2002, Journal of Applied Psychology) find extraversion the most consistent correlate of leadership, followed by conscientiousness and openness.
The limit
Correlations are moderate; much remains unexplained. (our executive and employee training programmes)
Practical check in Lausanne
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