Do You Have the Personality to Be a Leader? : The Importance of Personality Dimensions for Successful Managers and Leaders

Abstract

Explores the practical implications and the psychological meaning of the links between specific job competences and personality variables using biographical material from the lives of famous people such as Anita Roddick, Sir John Harvey‐Jones, Lord Shaftesbury and Mikhail Gorbachev. Uses results from an earlier study, involving a meta‐analysis of personality data to provide an empirical base. Focuses on four areas: “creative/innovative”, “analysis and judgement”, “resilience” and “persuasiveness”.

Citation

Kinder, A. and Robertson, I.T. (1994), "Do You Have the Personality to Be a Leader? : The Importance of Personality Dimensions for Successful Managers and Leaders", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739410050097