Are leaders born or made? Defining what best describes leaders‚ followed by the debate based on the assumption that some authors agree that leaders are born‚ some that leaders are mixture of inborn and taught qualities and others try to prove that leaders are made. Finally‚ it will summarise the findings and consider each view to draw a conclusion and answer the question if there is such a thing as natural ability to lead which some people are born with and others not‚ or if not could this be taught
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Are Leaders Born or Made? (Course Name) (School Name) (Name) (Date) (a) ABSTRACT. Leadership sets the tone for team development‚ and this implies its necessity in an organization. Possessing appropriate leadership skills drive a team in meeting its objectives. The means of acquiring such skills may be through nature or developmental programs. The debate on whether leaders are made or born continues to trigger many thoughts‚ but none has come conclusively. This paper goes through the skills
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“leaders are born‚ not made”. According to Stodgily (1950) leadership is the process of influencing the activities of an organized group in its efforts toward goal setting and goal achievement (Buchanan and Huczynski‚ 2010). In any organized field there is the necessity to recognize the distinguished figure of a leader‚ whether it is the animal kingdom or the human modern society. Businesses and firms (but even hospitals‚ politicians‚ schools‚ military‚ sports…) require a strong figure able to inspire
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series of classes and make them leaders. Well‚ we are here today to alert everyone that ’Leaders are born‚ they are not made’! How often have you seen people promoted into a position of leadership‚ but they lack any of the qualities of a true leader? I am sure that this happens in our homes‚ churches and other areas of life‚ but today. WHO ARE LEADERS? Who is a leader? By definition‚ a leader is a person who rules or guides or inspires or influences others. A leader is someone others are willing
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old question. Are leaders made or are they born? My belief on this – I believe that a leader is made‚ not born. Why do I say that? Before going further‚ lets be clear on one distinction – when we say a leader is made‚ it does not mean that someone can be taught to become a leader by attending leadership courses. While it helps‚ it is not enough. Warren Bennis (a leading leadership researcher) believes that one cannot be taught to become a leader but one can learn to become a leader over the years through
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Although some individuals are naturally more inclined to become leaders‚ it should be noted that their early life experience plays a fundamental role in their future life (Mishra & Karen‚ 2008). All people can become leaders only if they desire and take efforts to do so. In relation to this‚ it is clear that some people are more empathetic than others‚ others are more energetic and some are more engaging than others (Mishra & Karen‚ 2008). This implies that individuals have unique composition
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use of influence over other people. A leader is a person who rules‚ guides or inspires others. There is a clear distinction between someone who possesses the ability to lead and someone who does not. However‚ what are the origins of leadership? Are some people just naturally born to be leaders? Or is leadership simply a full package with skills that can be learned by anyone‚ regardless the personality the individual is born with? There have been studies made by scientists on the issue of whether
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Leaders are born‚ not made By definition‚ a leader is a person who rules or guides or inspires or influences others. A leader is someone others are willing to follow‚ almost without question. A person who rules or guides or inspires others. Someone others are willing to follow‚ almost without question. They may not always make the right decision‚ but they are confident in the decisions that they make. They are not afraid to admit when they are wrong‚ and they know when to change direction when
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Are leaders born or are they made ? There is evidence to prove that there is a Personality Profile that exists that is a Natural Born Leader. In Fact there are 5 specific Personality Traits that define a Natural Born Leader. A Natural Born Leader is someone who is willing to lead and has the social ability‚ self confidence‚ assertiveness and boldness to take on team responsibilities and Lead others. These profiles can be tested and proven. A Natural born leader will test extremely high in areas of
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of our research was “Leaders are born not made”. The objective of this research paper is to determine how leaders react to this line‚ & to determine how it affects their leadership. The paper also tries to find out the ultimate logics behind this comment. Our hypothesis in some cases was proved to be true and in other cases proved false. Upon conclusion of the surveys and the interviews‚ we came to the conclusion that leaders are not necessarily born instead they are made. We also concluded that
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