Effective Leadership:

Leadership Attributes

The Pitfalls of the Leadership Attributes Models

• Rely on past and present attributes. Don't focus on future and don't anticipate new desired attributes.

• Rather generic, resemble each other; are not tailored to specific requirements and don't reflect unique challenges of a firm

• Theory-based models; don't focus enough on behaviors. Concept-based leadership attribute models don't have the power to build leadership excellence and effect change; behavior-based one do.

Entrepreneurial Leader: 4 Specific Attributes

• HR-created models are less effective than line-created and owned attribute models. You must involve heavily line managers in crafting attribute models to increase their commitment to them.

• Leadership attributes models need to be deployed and used, not just created

• Leadership attributes models must define qualities of all leaders and self-leaders, not just those at the top echelon.

Leadership vs. Management