LEADERSHIP QUALITIES FOR STUDENTS' PROGRESS & CAREER SUCCESS

Leadership qualities are critical for students' progress and success. This study aims to investigate the innate and learned leadership qualities of university students in Oman and identify the leadership qualities that students primarily possess and those lacking among students. This study also compares the leadership qualities of male and female university students in Oman. Emotion, empathy, self-awareness, extroversion, and confidence were considered innate qualities, and goal setting, communication skills, networking skills, adaptability, and commitment were investigated as the variables of learned qualities. Further, in this article, researchers attempted to investigate the influence of students’ innate leadership qualities on learned leadership qualities. Both primary and secondary data were gathered. Twenty questions on innate and learned leadership qualities were included in a structured questionnaire. The collected data was processed using SPSS Amos version 20 and then analyzed using various statistical tools. The result indicates that students' overall leadership quality score is 72%, which shows that they possess sufficient leadership qualities and are acquiring new ones through learning. Additionally, Male students scored higher on leadership qualities compared to female students. Finally, research has revealed a strong correlation between innate and learned leadership qualities.