ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses self-confidence, decisiveness, resilience, energy, flexibility, emotional maturity, willingness to assume responsibility, need for achievement, personal integrity, and service mentality and provides a summary of the traits, their definitions, and their guidelines. It focuses on traits and skills that contribute to managerial leader effectiveness. Intelligence is not listed as a trait that emphasizes the innate elements of mental brilliance. A cognitively well-trained, well-disciplined person of mediocre mental acuity will generally outperform an untrained, undisciplined genius. The generic term "competency" generally refers to discrete abilities to accomplish a job, including traits, skills, and behaviors. People with stress tolerance can stand high levels of psychological discomfort such as uncertainty, change, and performance demands related to their jobs; they are able to thrive despite the stressful situation, quickly regaining their energy and optimism. Emotional maturity is a conglomerate of characteristics that indicate a person is well balanced in a number of psychological and behavioral dimensions.
