While technical know-how may get you the job, it’s your personality and leadership character that determine how far and how effectively you go. But how much does personality shape leadership success?
Though often confused, character and personality are distinct yet deeply intertwined. Personality refers to a person’s consistent patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving traits, such as introversion, extroversion, openness, empathy, or conscientiousness. Character, in contrast, reflects moral fiber, integrity, humility, courage, and accountability.
