Bennis and Nanus (2003) identified fundamental qualities that effective leaders share. These three qualities are:

a. vision, passion, and integrity
b. knowledge of self, honesty, and maturity
c. intelligence, self-confidence, and determination
d. honesty, self-awareness, and sociability


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Bennis and Nanus (1985) have stated that guided vision, passion, and integrity are fundamental qualities of effective leaders. Knowledge of self, honesty and maturity; self-confidence and determination; self-awareness and sociability are also desirable characteristics in leaders, but are not part of the group of qualities identified by Bennis and Nanus.

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