Trait Leadership
The opinion on trait leadership and its relevance in the modern world is that it is obsolete. The reason is that there is an ongoing debate on whether leadership is an innate concept or if leadership is a learned concept. In retrospect, trait leadership expounds that leadership characteristics are inborn and not bred (Pyke, 2018). However, the jargon to this categorization is based on different acceptable theories, and the psychology of leadership is associated with innate or learned aspects. I will begin with this; there is no universally accepted definition of leadership based on whether it is a nature or nurture character. However, one thing is clear: leadership theories base their definition of leadership as a conceptual relationship between the influencer and the influenced (followers) (Pyke, 2018). As such, leadership theories such as servant, adaptive, transformational, and leader-member, have one aspect in common. The common denominator is that there is a relationship between the leader and the follower.
Concerning trait leadership, it is a selfish type of leadership theory as it only elucidates on the concept of one person’s relationship with themselves. How they perceive their characteristics to determine their leadership qualities (Is the Trait Approach Valid Anymore? 2018). In the current world, self-indulgence does not entirely qualify as leadership. There is a need for friendly traits that highlights the most significant strength a leader ought to possess among his or her followers. The trait theory only emphasizes the individuality of a person. Therefore, to reiterate, in my opinion, trait leadership is not relevant in the current world.
References
Is the Trait Approach Valid Anymore? (2018). https://sites.psu.edu/leadership/2018/01/18/is-the-trait-approach-valid-anymore/
Pyke, M. M. (2018). The Psychology of Leadership Theories: Trait or Learned? 26.