Huffman Trucking company is looking to assess its leadership team and develop future leaders across the organization. Huffman wants to understand what a successful leader looks like to develop a mission. It asks for your assistance in creating an assessment to evaluate the key competencies of a successful leader.

As a subject matter expert (SME), Huffman asks you to developa leadership assessment based on 10 leadership characteristics and competencies and rank them from most to least important.

Develop a leadership assessment based on 10 leadership characteristics and competencies and rank them from most to least important.

Present the leadership assessment including the following:

List and describe your 10 characteristics and competencies. What are the reasons for choosing these qualities? Explain the factors you considered when ranking the qualities. Discuss the 10 traits and whether they are innate or learned. For qualities considered innate, develop a plan to enhance the attribute. For learned qualities, develop a plan to train or learn the attribute. Does your competency model apply cross-culturally? Explain your answer. Describe the differences in qualities and details for their use in cross-cultural leadership? Does the competency model differ based on the level of the leader? In other words, is there a difference between assessing a senior leader (C-suite exec) and a first-level manager? Explain your response. Finally, apply the characteristics and competencies as solutions and enhancements targeted at improving performance at different levels of the organization.

**Include References Please**