Lernmaterialien für Leadership an der Universität Giessen

• most widely used and most respected framework for describing personality
• distinguishes five basic, continuous personality dimensions:

1. extraversion (center of attention, sociable, active, friendly...)
2. neuroticism (individual's stress resistance and vulnerability, anxious, stressed, nervous...)
3. openness to experience (extent to which a person is curious and interested in new experiences)
4. agreeableness (persons degree to which individuals value harmony and appreciate social relations)
5. conscientiousness(person's degree of reliability and dependability, organized, hard working, careful..)

The ability to grasp and reason correctly with abstractions and solve mental problems. (Also known as general cognitive ability IQ) 

= Leads to greater and more rapid learning, particularly for complex materials 

• ability to identify problems and to solve them (includes analytical skills, logical thinking, intuition, and anticipation)

Empirical Results: 

- Problem solving skills contribute to leadership succes

- these skills are particularly important (e.g. solving key strategic issues at top management level)

• individual's knowlede of working methods, procedures, and techniques (relevant for management tasks with focus on operational task execution)

Empirical Result

• Expertise is important for effective work planning and for dealing with disruptions
• particularly important for leadership success at lower hierarchical levels

Ability to recognize, use, understand and regulate emotions. 

- Studies show positive effect of EI on informal leadership emergence, development of effective leadership behaviors, leadership success