Leadership Traits and Skills

Traits

•Adaptable to situations

•Alert to social environment

•Ambitious and achievement orientated

•Assertive

•Cooperative

•Decisive

•Dependable

•Dominant (desire to influence others)

•Energetic (high activity level)

•Persistent

•Self-confident

•Tolerant of stress

•Willing to assume responsibility

Skills

•Clever (intelligent)

•Conceptually skilled

•Creative

•Diplomatic and tactful

•Fluent in speaking

•Knowledgeable about group task

•Organised (administrative ability)

•Persuasive

•Socially skilled