Using Personality Assessment for Leadership Selection.
Abstract
Leadership is a critical element of effective military performance. Leadership potential may be a function of personality, but this factor is not a criterion in current screening and selection programs. The present work was undertaken to establish a potential leadership screening profile by reviewing prior studies of the personality correlates of leadership. Leadership career development is a concern for individual military personnel and for military organizations. Individuals want career opportunities for realizing personal objectives such as advancement, financial rewards, and intrinsic satisfactions from work. Organizations want assignment strategies that provide optimal distribution of personnel for operational readiness. Initial entry level selection procedures are designed to ensure that recruits can master the technical components of their Navy occupational specialties. Mental ability is the best available predictor for technical proficiency (Hunter & Hunter, 1984; Schmill, Gooding, Noe, & Kirsch, 1984) and therefore is a focus of entry level selection. As careers progress, seniority typically will be accompanied by increased responsibility for administrative and leadership tasks. These added responsibilities may be performed most effectively by people who possess specific personality characteristics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA308094
Entities
People
- R. R. Vickers Jr.
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center