I am writing an essay about personal leadership development. Please support in answering below questions. support the writing with four additional, credible sources in addition to the text book (Northouse, P. G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and Practice. ).

Please note that I remove the personal side of the questions as I am going to do it myself.

1. Self-Confidence is a large part of developing as a leader. What does this mean for you as a leader? What steps can you take to improve your self-confidence score?

2. Leadership traits, skills and styles are all relevant in leaders today. What does this mean for you as a leader? What steps can you take to improve these scores to become a more effective leader?

3. Some approaches to leadership include situational, Path-Goal, and Leader Member Exchange. What does this mean for you as a leader? What steps can you take to improve upon these areas?

4. Other approaches to leadership include Team Leadership, Collaborative Leadership, Participatory Leadership, and Transformational Leadership. What does this mean for you as a leader? What steps can you take to improve upon these areas?

5. With regard to gender, the Gender-Leader Implicit Association Test and Masculinity-Femininity Self-Assessments can provide further insight into your leadership styles. What does this mean for you as a leader? What steps can you take to improve in these areas?

6. Culture plays an important role in leadership today. What does this mean for you as a leader? What steps can you take to improve in these areas?

7. Integrity and Trust are essential to successful leadership. What does this mean for you as a leader? What steps can you take to improve in these areas?