How well does personality predict a person’s leadership potential?

Introduction to Leadership

Compose a response to the following discussion question topics with relating the Journal Article content and Textbook Chapter 1 in the answers. Use the following resources

Journal: Atwater, L. E., & Yammarino, F. J. (1993). Personal attributes as predictors of superiors’ and subordinates’ perceptions of military academic leadership. Human relations, 46 (5), 645.

Textbook: Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice by Northouse: Third Edition

Questions:

1. How well does personality predict a person’s leadership potential?

2. What influences an individual’s perceptions of leadership?

3. Can a person learn to be a leader, or is a person born a leader?

4. How important is following a particular leadership style to functioning in a specific context?

Use examples from both the Atwater and Yammarino (1993) article and your own life experiences to support your views.