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Leadership Traits: 15 Characteristics of Great Leaders

August 29, 2018 Kendra Cherry Comments Off

What qualities do you need to be a great leader? Do certain personality traits help people become better leaders? According to the trait theory of leadership, people who posses certain leadership traits tend to be better […]

What Is the Contingency Theory of Leadership?

January 30, 2017 Kendra Cherry Comments Off

“Effective leadership is finding a good fit between behaviour, context, and need.” – White & Hodgson, 2003 What is it exactly that makes a leader effective? According to one theory of leadership that became prominent […]