Personality: give an explanation on the following five personality traits.

Personality

Personality refers to “a consistent pattern of ways of thinking, feeling and acting with regard to the environment, including other people” (Northouse, 2013: 319). A personality is characterized by a list of tendencies or qualities and has been linked to a host of organizational outcomes, including leadership emergence and leadership effectiveness.

Give an explanation on the following five personality traits:

•        Neuroticism: The propensity to experience and understand negative emotions

•        Extraversion: The predisposition to get energy from being around others; and to be dominate in groups

•        Openness: The inclination to be interested in new and/or unusual things

•        Agreeableness: The tendency to “go along to get along” and place high value on getting along well with others

•        Conscientiousness: Interest in leading a structured and organized life