IMPROVED LEADERSHIP TRAITS EXPRESSION SYSTEM FOR PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION EFFECTIVENESS

An improved leadership traits expression system influences private institution of higher education. This contemporary study identifies three major components of leadership traits expression system to consist leadership style, Leadership skills and Leadership capabilities with Leadership competency having   mediating role. This paper used the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling using the Smart PLS3 software to synthesise an improved leadership traits expression system. Again, extensive literature review, which included scholarly articles, books, and relevant publications as well as interviews were conducted with leaders from successful private institutions to gain further insights into their experiences and practices. The study also found out that suitable leadership traits expression model that is effective to give optimal results to private institutions of higher education should have component of transformational, authoritative leadership styles with three major leadership skills (organisational strategy, college advocacy and professionalism) along with leadership capabilities (intelligence, personality and learning and motivation) combining to influence the leaders competency in order to result in organisational effectiveness of private institutions of higher education. The leader’s skills and capability contribute to the overall competency of the leader in the quest to achieve organisational effectiveness. It is therefore recommended that Private Institution of Higher Education develop capacity to improve upon the three component of Leadership traits expression.