Leadership is an important concept in the study of groups since it has to occur, usually in order for groups to become more effective. The leader plays an active part in development and maintenance of role structure and goal direction and influences the existence and efficiency of the group. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between leadership styles and personality traits among woman physical education teachers in Isfahan city. For this purpose, we selected 185 woman physical education teachers from Isfahan city that their ages ranged from 24-37 years-old. To data collection, all subjects filled in the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and the NEO Personality Inventory Revised (NEO-PI-R). Results showed that the positive correlation between overall leadership styles and personality traits was significant at the level of P<0.001. Furthermore, the correlation between leadership styles sub-scales such as transactional leadership, transformational leadership and passive/avoidant leadership and personality traits was significant at the level of P<0.001. Based on these results we concluded that the personality traits play an important role in influencing, persuading and mobilizing others and are argued to be important for leadership styles.
