This episode explores the deep connection between personality and leadership, using the Five-Factor Model as a key framework. It highlights the significant overlap among many leadership measures, suggesting this commonality largely reflects the positive emotional quality of the leader-follower relationship. The discussion also covers how personality assessment is used in executive coaching to boost self-awareness and encourage behavioural change through a collaborative approach. Furthermore, it examines how cultural contexts, like collectivism, can influence the predictive power of certain personality traits for leader effectiveness, and introduces Honesty-Humility as an important trait for predicting leadership beyond the Five-Factor Model. Ultimately, the podcast advocates for a simpler, behaviour-focused approach to understanding leadership, moving away from redundant leadership styles.