Question

Early research on leadership traits​ ________.

A. found consistent and unique traits that would apply to all effective leaders
B. sought to prove that charisma was an essential trait of leadership
C. focused on behavioral traits rather than physical traits of a leader
D. focused on characteristics that might differentiate leaders from nonleaders

Answer 1

D) focused on characteristics that might differentiate leaders from non-leaders

Step-by-step explanation:

It is generally said that leaders are the individuals who can differentiate themselves from non-leaders. There are various researches which tried to examine the characteristic of leadership and mostly focused on the characteristics which make leaders. Although, it is important to analyse the features which differentiate leaders from non-leaders, nowadays this method to identify leadership traits is considered ineffective.