Annotated Bibilography

Question: Describe about the Annotated Bibilography? Answer: Introduction: All three articles reflect on influence of personality on leadership skills. The first article contains discussion on the influence of psychopath traits on leadership ability. Second article deals with analysis on influence of behavioral characteristics on leadership style. In third article the process of developing leadership skills among students is analyzed. The future study will be based on influence of personality in leadership styles. Influence of personality in leadership styles: Analysis on three articles indicates that the leadership ability is influenced by characteristics of a person. Personal characteristics impact on the style of leading. Success of leader depends on the style of team handling. It indicates that analyzing personality traits is important to understand efficiency of a leader. Impact of psychopath traits on leadership: Findings of this research in article 1 show that the successful leaders possess balanced psychopath traits. However, the researchers also found that presence of boldness in personality is also important for being a successful leader. Influence of personality of transactional and transformational leadership style: However, according to the findings in article 2 transformational leaders show more efficiency while implementing innovation. The researchers found that the leaders following transformational leadership style shows more responsibility to their duties. On other hand, researchers found that the managers who were following transactional leadership styles are more focused on completion of tasks. These leaders are found as less participative. Development of leadership skills through academic projects: Analysis of the experiences shared by PGP students in article 3 reflected that each component of developing self category was developed among them. However, development of each quality was not equal among all students. The researchers found that the presence of self-awareness is most prominent among students. However, more than half of the total sample was able to build self- confidence among them as a result of completing PGP tasks. The researchers also found that a large number of students are able to identify their new skills which are developed as a part of leadership programs. These students also became able to identify the process which is useful to transform their newly developed skills into leadership qualities. Findings: In article 1, performance of 42 US presidents are analyzed to identify how style of leadership changes with presence of psychopath traits. According to the findings, presence of boldness in character is important for being successful leader. Research in article 2 reflects that the leaders who are more efficient in tactical thinking perform better during transformational changes. Findings of article 3 indicate that the leadership skills can be developed among students by conducting leadership projects. However progress in development of leadership skills depend on the personality of students. Conclusion: Analysis on three articles reflects that personal characteristics not only impact on leadership styles, but it also influences development of leadership skills. However leadership style of a person also changes according to the situation.