Pros and Cons of trait based leadership theories

“The function of leadership is to produce more
leaders, not more followers.”
Ralph Nader

Trait based leadership theories tell us that people are born with inherited traits and some of these traits will make you suit into a leader position. Therefore, the people who become good leaders were born with the right combination of traits. Furthermore, the theories list the traits that a person must have to be a leader, but unfortunately, having the traits on the list does not guarantee that you are good leader. Another con of the theories is that if a person has just a couple of the traits on the list, then it will not be considered a leader. And I disagree with that idea because a person can gain one of those traits in the future as they face different situations. On the other hand, these theories are useful because they can be a source we can refer to when we are comparing or trying to find a leader for a company or group. Once we look at the list it will be easier to identify if a person will fit in the company or group depending on the traits he/she has. Moreover it can be useful for us because it will let us find out if we have some of those traits and if we do, it will encourage us to take on a leadership role.  In case we know we have one of those traits, but it’s not as outstanding as we want to, we can work on it in order to improve our leadership.