leaders are born and not made
Qn. Leaders are born not made. Discuss.
Introduction
Definition of leadership:
Leadership is a process of social influence in which one person enlists the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. Simply put leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal.
Studies of leadership have produced theories involving traits, situational interaction, function, behavior, power, vision and value, charisma and intelligence among others.
Theories of leadership:
Trait Approach
A trait is a distinguished characteristic or quality of a person that will result a person to behave in a certain way. Trait approach is focused on dealing with the differences of each individual. A person is unique because of the combination of different traits. Trait approach states that individual personalities are made up of broad dispositions. Trait approach further states that there are only few people who are born with the qualities of a leader. There are only very few people who have excellent combinations of leadership traits.
Successful leaders can be identified easily because they have the abilities, personality traits and interests that are different from those who are not effective leaders.
Here are just some of the hundreds of traits of successful leaders that have been identified:
1. Is well adjusted and has emotional maturity;
2. Has the capacity to believe in one’ self and abilities;
3. Has the intense desire and motivation to lead other people to achieve common goals;
4. Possess integrity, honesty and trustworthy;
5. Has higher level of energy, ambition and initiative to accomplish things;
6. Capable of knowing things and the industry he is into;
7. Capable of making analytical abilities and sound judgment with other successful leaders.
This theory hence concludes that leaders are born and not made since leadership is rooted in the characteristics that certain individuals possess.
Situational and
Introduction
Definition of leadership:
Leadership is a process of social influence in which one person enlists the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. Simply put leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal.
Studies of leadership have produced theories involving traits, situational interaction, function, behavior, power, vision and value, charisma and intelligence among others.
Theories of leadership:
Trait Approach
A trait is a distinguished characteristic or quality of a person that will result a person to behave in a certain way. Trait approach is focused on dealing with the differences of each individual. A person is unique because of the combination of different traits. Trait approach states that individual personalities are made up of broad dispositions. Trait approach further states that there are only few people who are born with the qualities of a leader. There are only very few people who have excellent combinations of leadership traits.
Successful leaders can be identified easily because they have the abilities, personality traits and interests that are different from those who are not effective leaders.
Here are just some of the hundreds of traits of successful leaders that have been identified:
1. Is well adjusted and has emotional maturity;
2. Has the capacity to believe in one’ self and abilities;
3. Has the intense desire and motivation to lead other people to achieve common goals;
4. Possess integrity, honesty and trustworthy;
5. Has higher level of energy, ambition and initiative to accomplish things;
6. Capable of knowing things and the industry he is into;
7. Capable of making analytical abilities and sound judgment with other successful leaders.
This theory hence concludes that leaders are born and not made since leadership is rooted in the characteristics that certain individuals possess.
Situational and
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