Alzahawi Shilaan, Reit Emily S, Flynn Francis J
Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, 655 Knight Way, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
PNAS Nexus. 2024 Aug 20;3(8):pgae295. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae295. eCollection 2024 Aug.
Individuals who have more ambition-a persistent striving for success, attainment, and accomplishment-are more likely to become leaders. But are these ambitious individuals also more in leadership roles? We hypothesize that leader ambition is related to positive self-views of leader effectiveness that remain uncorroborated by relevant third-party actors. In a multiwave, preregistered study, we find evidence for this hypothesis using a sample of executives ( = 3,830 ratings of 472 leaders) who were rated by peers, subordinates, managers, and themselves on ten leadership competencies, including their ability to motivate others, manage collaborative work, coach and develop people, and present and communicate ideas. We consider the implications of our findings for both scholars and practitioners interested in leadership selection and development.
那些更有抱负——持续追求成功、成就和造诣的人——更有可能成为领导者。但这些有抱负的人担任领导角色的情况也更多吗？我们假设领导者的抱负与对领导者有效性的积极自我认知有关，而这种认知尚未得到相关第三方行为者的证实。在一项多阶段、预先注册的研究中，我们以一组高管（对472位领导者的3830次评价）为样本，就这一假设找到了证据。这些高管由同事、下属、经理以及他们自己就包括激励他人、管理协作工作、指导和培养人才以及展示和传达想法在内的十种领导能力进行评价。我们考虑了研究结果对关注领导力选拔与发展的学者和从业者的启示。
