Beyond personality: exploring the role of motivations, self-evaluations and values in leadership emergence within an organizational setting

The current research explored personality and non-personality constructs in relation to leadership emergence. Managers of a UK insurance company completed a self-report survey on leadership behaviours. Analyses of over one hundred participants demonstrated significant associations between emergence and many variables (e.g. extraversion, motivation, and leader-member relationships). Practical implications (i.e. in leadership selection and development) are discussed, and recommendations presented. Further research combining dispositional and situational factors in emergence is advised, as are longitudinal studies employing multiple methodologies across a diverse sample.