Published on March 18, 2009 by Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D. in Cutting-Edge Leadership
The most often-asked question about
leadership, and the answer is:
“Research suggests that extroversion
is consistently associated with obtaining leadership positions and leader
effectiveness. There is also some evidence that being bold, assertive,
or risk-taking
can be advantageous for leaders. Leaders also need to be smart to analyze
situations and figure out courses of action. So, intelligence
is associated with leadership, but perhaps not general IQ, but social
intelligence - understanding
of social situations and processes - is the component of intelligence that is
important for leadership. Finally, some sort of empathy, or ability to know
followers, is also advantageous for leaders (although much of this is learned).
As noted leadership scholar, Bernard Bass, noted, "The leader must be able
to know what followers want, when they want it, and what prevents them from
getting what they want.""
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