Exhibit 2.1 – Some Leader Characteristics

Sources: Bass and Stogdill’s Handbook of Leadership: Theory, Research, and Management Applications, 3rd ed. (New York: The Free Press, 1990), pp. 80–81; S. A. Kirkpatrick and E. A. Locke, ‘‘Leadership: Do Traits Matter?’’ Academy of Management Executive 5, no. 2 (1991), pp. 48–60; and James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, The Leadership Challenge: How to Get Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1990).

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Characteristics of Leaders (slide 1 of 2)

Optimism

• Tendency to see the positive side of things and expect that things will turn out well

Self-confidence

• Assurance in one’s own judgments, decision making, ideas, and capabilities

Honesty

• Truthfulness and nondeception

Characteristics of Leaders (slide 2 of 2)

Integrity

• Quality of being whole, integrated, and acting in accordance with solid ethical principles

Drive

• High motivation that creates a high effort level by a leader