What makes a good leader?

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What are implicit leadership theories?

Leadership prototypes that are generally shared throughout. These prototypes are generalized beliefs about the traits and behaviors of effective leaders. This leads to favorable evaluation of leaders who fit the prototype.

What are the two personality models by which you can evaluate the traits and behaviors of leaders?

The big five/OCEAN
HEXACO-model

What is the 5 factor model(the big five/OCEAN)?

- Openness to experience: imaginative, independent, and interested in variety and inner feelings, intellectual curiosity.
- Conscientiousness: self-discipline, carefulness, thoroughness, tendency to think carefully before acting and need for achievement.
- Extraversion: extraverts enjoy human interaction, enthusiastic, talkative, assertive and expressive. Introverts are more reserved, less outgoing and less sociable.
- Agreeableness: tendency to be pleasant and accommodating in social situations, empathetic, considerate, kind, generous and helpful.
- Neuroticism (emotional stability): likely to experience feelings as anxiety, anger, guilt, and depressed mood.
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What is the HEXACO-model? And what are the leadership styles the different parts connect with?

Honesty-Humility → Ethical leadership Emotionality
eXtraversion → Charismatic leadership
Agreeableness → Supportive leadership
Conscientiousness → Task-oriented leadership
Openness to experience

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