Write a 3- to 4-page paper that includes the following:

• An explanation of how the interaction between leader characteristics, follower characteristics, and situational factors influences leadership effectiveness.
• A description of at least two challenges related to the practice of leadership based on your analysis of this interaction.
• An explanation of how leaders might address those challenges.
• Be sure to support your assignment with specific references to the resources and other current literature in the Walden Library. Use at least two scholarly sources from the library that were published within the past 5 years to support your pape