Leadership types preferred by generations Y and Z in business life according to their personality traits

In today's business world, several different generations work together. In particular, Generation Z, whose numbers are increasing rapidly in business life, form teams with the previous Generation Y and carry out projects together. The characteristics of the workforce consisting of these two different generations are also different from each other. Individuals belonging to both generations need different leadership styles in order to transfer their potential to their work with the highest efficiency. Different personality traits within the same generation may also change the preferred leadership style. In this study, the preferred leadership models of Generation Y and Generation Z were analyzed by taking their personality traits into consideration. Thus, an important issue that the business world needs has been enlightened. The research was conducted on servant leadership, wise leadership, green transformative leadership, agile leadership and humble leadership as leadership types. Since the leadership preferences of generations were examined by taking into account their personality traits, the leadership types preferred by those with similar personality traits from different generations were also observed. In the thesis study, personality traits were included in the questionnaire with 5 variables and 10 questions. Servant Leadership 7 questions, Wise Leadership 6 questions, Agile Leadership 17 questions, Green Transformative Leadership 6 questions, Humble Leadership 9 questions and Maverick Leadership 16 questions.