It is only during the last half century that it has been broadly accepted that leadership was not strictly a character trait, but could be learned. Since then, industries have emerged to help organizations identify and cultivate leaders. There are several varying-length lists of leadership traits. Training to increase these traits has been developed and assessment instruments to measure trait levels have been calibrated. Assessment tools help individuals determine their strengths and pursue those leadership opportunities most closely matched.
Some lists are even more exhaustive.
The multi-attribute nature of leadership suggested that the need and intensity for different traits is contingent , or depends, on the current situation . One class of situational models is maturity or life-cycle models. In these models, a decrease in the need for invasive skills like planning, control and motivation occurs naturally as the managed task becomes ingrained. This coincides with an increased need for supportive skills like advocacy and coaching as delegation becomes more complete and ownership, if not responsibility, for the task transitions. Guest speaker Motivation Individual Motivation Content models are concerned with what factors are motivating.