Research on Leader Traits and Skills

   

          The relationship of traits to managerial success has been investigated in many ways. some studies look for traits predict emergence as an informal leader in groups, some studies look for traits that predict advancement to higher levels of management , and other studies look for traits related to effective performance by a manager in the current job. it is important to remember that some traits may be relevant for one criterion but not the other . for example , a manager who is highly ambitious and skilled at impression management may advance faster than other managers who have greater competence in doing the current job but are not as ambitious or adept at selling themselves. moreover, the traits and skills required for effective performance in the current management  position are not necessarily the same as those needed at a  higher level of management . the most useful studies attempt to explain why a person is effective in a particular managerial position,or why the person is promoted to a higher position.