The objective is to identify traits and skills necessary for effective leadership.

We have to think of a leader. Is it someone known personally, such as a mentor, or is the individual you pictured someone famous to whom one can aspire? Regardless of a connection to that leader, he or she should espouse the definition of leadership provided by Yukl and Gardner (2020) - Attached below, "Leadership is the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives" (p. 6 - Attached below). And, one likely pictured that person because he or she has notable traits and skills related to leadership effectiveness.

• How would one describe an individual pictured using the traits (Table 7-1, p. 175 - Attached below) and skills (Table 7-3, p. 185 - Attached below) terminology
• What is an example situation in which this person's leadership ability may have been evident?

7: Leader Traits and Skills Table 7-1 Specific Traits Related to Leadership Effectiveness High energy level and stress tolerance. Internal locus of control orientation. Emotional stability and maturity. High core self-evaluations. Personal integrity. Socialized power motivation. Moderately high achievement orientation. Moderately high self-confidence. Moderately low need for affiliation. Energy Level and Stress Tolerance The trait research finds that energy level, physical stamina, and stress tolerance are associated with managerial effectiveness (Bass, 1990, 2008; Howard & Bray, 1988). High energy level and stress tolerance help managers cope with the hectic pace, long hours, and unrelenting demands of most managerial jobs. Physical vitality and emotional resilience make it easier to cope with stressful interpersonal situations, such as a punitive boss, a troubled subordinate, an 175