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First off every manager should know that being a manager does not automatically make you a leader. “Managers are people who do things right, and leaders are people who do the right thing.” (Handy 1993) The position of a leader can be developed in four main theories. The first being the traits that an individual has this theory is based on the belief that people are born with essentially a leadership gene having personality traits that make them more of a natural leader then others. This is the most straight forward theory because it looks solely at the leader and not there followers. According to a survey of 75 top executives, carried out by an American journal, Fortune there are 15 leadership qualities: judgment, initiative, integrity, foresight, energy, drive, human relations skill, decisiveness, dependability, emotional stability, fairness, ambition, dedication, objectivity and cooperation. (Adair 1988) All these traits will not generally be found in one person but if you follow this theory and you contain a fair few of the above traits then it is likely you are or would be a successful leader.
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