▁can ▁be ▁ass essed ▁as ▁being ▁right ▁for ▁the ▁job ▁at ▁hand . ▁ ▁Ind ividual ▁factors ▁ ▁Person ality ▁ ▁Person ality ▁is ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁relatively ▁stable ▁characteristic ▁patterns ▁of ▁thought , ▁em otion , ▁behavior ▁and ▁the ▁psych ological ▁mechan isms ▁that ▁support ▁and ▁drive ▁those ▁patterns . ▁The ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁investig ations ▁of ▁the ▁person ality ▁correl ates ▁of ▁performance ▁have ▁used ▁the ▁Big ▁Five ▁tax onomy ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁their ▁selection ▁of ▁predict ors . ▁The ▁Big ▁Five ▁model ▁( or ▁Five ▁F actor ▁Model ) ▁holds ▁that ▁person ality ▁compr ises ▁five ▁dimensions : ▁Op enn ess ▁to ▁experience , ▁cons cient ious ness , ▁ext ro version , ▁agree ab len ess ▁and ▁ne uro t ic ism . ▁Of ▁the ▁five ▁dimensions , ▁cons cient ious ness ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁strong est ▁relation ▁to ▁overall ▁job ▁performance ▁across ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁jobs . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁style ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁style ▁is ▁the ▁behav iors ▁of ▁leaders , ▁foc using ▁on ▁what ▁leaders ▁do ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁act . ▁The ▁rel ates ▁to ▁how ▁leaders ▁delegate ▁and ▁communicate ▁with ▁their ▁sub ordinates . ▁Their ▁leadership ▁style ▁may ▁be ▁one ▁or ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁a ( n ); ▁author itar ian ▁leadership , ▁dem ocr atic ▁leadership , ▁char ism atic ▁leadership ▁and ▁la isse z - f aire ▁leadership . ▁ ▁C ogn itive ▁ability ▁ ▁C ogn itive ▁ability ▁measures ▁should ▁predict ▁performance ▁out comes ▁in ▁most