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01十一月20221领导者是天生的还是后天培养的23十月20221领导者是天生的还是后天培养的FoundatAnswersonLinkedInwww.Linked2L®LinkedIn®isatrademarkofLinkedInCorporationMountainView,CAUSA©2008.Linked2LeadershipisagrouponLinkedIn.Nootheraffiliationexists.Thesequotationsdonotnecessarilyreflecttheopinionofanyoneotherthanthepersonquoted.

Weaskedthequestion:“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth”Manythinkthat"Leaders"aresimplybornwiththeDNAtolead.Manyothersthinkthat"Leadership"canbelearnedandgrownwithpropereducationandexperience.Someothersthinkthatitisacombinationofthetwothatbreedsthegreatestleaders...Whatisyourtake?Quotationsmaybeattributedincorrectly.Thisisanuneditededitionof“LetthePeopleSpeak.”™Allquotationshavebeenpreviouslymadeavailabletothegeneralpublic.Thisfreeresourcemaybere-quotedwiththefollowingattribution:FoundatAnswersonLinkedIn“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”G.Clarkewrote:

Weare,forthemostpartbornthesame.Carbonbasedorganisms.Tenfingers.Tentoes.Excludingbirthdefectsandtrauma,wehavethesamefacultiestoexploit.

So,Iamabelieverthatithastodoinlargepartwithenvironmentalfactorsthataffecttheindividual.

M.Wierzgacwrote:

Leadersaremade.

Leadersbecomeleadersin1of3ways:

1-acrisisoreventpushesthemintoleadership

2-theirpersonalityleadsthemintoit

3-theychoosetobealeader.

Iftheychoosetobecomealeader,theyalsochoosethedepthoftheirtraining(somedeep,someshallow).

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”G.Krstulovicwrote:

Theyareborntobemade.

Letmeclarifyitthisway–Leadershipisasetofskillsthatcanbelearnedbypracticeovertime.Thisistrueofliterallyanyskill.However,youneedsomein-borntalentor“pre-determination”tomastertheskill.Thereisasignificantdifferencebetween“learningtheskill”andmasteringone.

Ilovebasketball,butnomatterhowhardIpractice,Iwon’tbeabletoplayitlikeMichaelJordan.IhopeyouseewhereIamcomingfrom.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”O.Ballestawrote:

Leadershipisaqualitythatcanbeimprovedbytrainingandexperience.Inshort,passion,communicationalabilities,innovativemindset,abilitiestonegotiate,humility,courage,self-determinationandempowermentareamixofpersonalitytraitswithlearnedskillsthatbeingmostoftheminnateandinherenttotheemotionalprofileandpersonalityofanindividualcanbeperfectlyenhanced,expandedandimprovedbypropertraining,successiveanddiverseexperienceintheworkplace,mentoringandbehaviouralcoaching.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”S.Chapplewrote:

Theold'nature'versus'nurture'question!Iamanadvocatethatleadershipcanbedevelopedovertime.Itisessentiallyaboutunderstandingotherpeopleand,moreimportantly,understandingyourself.Ofcourse,therewillalwaysbethoseindividualswhohaveanaturaltalentforleadershipfarabovethemajority!

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”C.Sorabwrote:

Ahhhh.Theold"Naturevs.Nurture"debate.Ithinkthequestionhereiswhatmakesagoodleader?

Seeingasweareallindividualsweareallledbydifferentthingsorstylesofmanagement,whatworkswellforonepersonmaynotworkwellforanother.Someliketobeledbythenoseandotherspreferagentletapintherightdirection.

Agoodleadermaybebornwiththeabilitytoinspireothers,butittakesarealleadertolearnfromothersandimprovehimself.Theabilitytolearnandadaptisparamounttoeffectiveleadershipandtheonlypartthatnatureplaysinthisistogivetheindividualthecapacitytolearn.Eventhedesiretobetteronesselfisprobablylearntthroughlife.

Ithinkthatasaleader,thedayyoustoplearningisthedayyouceasetobeaneffectiveleader.

SoIvotethatitisthe"right"mixofnatureandnurturethatdevelopsagreatleader.I'msuretherearemanygreatpeopleborneverydaythathavethepotentialtobefantasticleadersbutwhowillnevergrowupinanenvironmentthatenablesthentorealisetheirpotential.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”D.Prasadwrote:Tomeit'sneither;theyareselfmadewithwillandvision

S.Hazrawrote:

EveryonecomesintothisworldbyvirtueofbirthandsodotheLeaders!!

Leadershipisaskillandlikeanyotherskillcanbeacquiredoveraperiodoftimebypracticingit.Somepeoplearetalentedandarebornwithgoodleadershipqualities.Butlikeanyother'skill,'onehastohoneitoveraperiodofperiodsandhastoremaindynamic.Notalloftheleadersarebornwiththesame,itisthroughyourupbringingandtrainingofyourmind,perseverance,ability&aptitudetolearncanonlymakeagoodleader.TherearecertaintraitsbutasaLeadershiphasApplicationdimension,hence,simplyknowingthetraitswillnotmakeagoodleader.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”A.Chaplinwrote:

Leadershipislearned.

AsacertifiedfacilitatorofTheLeadershipChallengebyJimKouzes&BarryPosner,Icitetheirfindingsbasedonmorethan25yearsofresearch:

"It'snonsensetoassumethatleadershipisgenetic.There'snohardevidencetosupportthatassumption...Thetruthisthatleadershipisanobservablesetofskillsandabilities...andanyskillcanbestrengthened,honed,andenhancedifwehavethemotivationanddesire,thepracticeandfeedback,therolemodelsandcoaching,andthesupportandrecognition."

Formoreinformation,IhighlyrecommendaddingJim&Barry'sfourtheditionofTheLeadershipChallengetoyourleadershiplibrary.Live,learn,andlead!

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”J.M.Koenigwrote:

Iwasborn.

J.M.Koeniglaterwrote:

I'mcuriousaboutsomething.Howdocoachesandtrainersactuallymakemoney.I'mmeaninreallife.Moneytopaybillsetc.Dopeopleactuallypayyoumoneytotellthemhowtoliveandisthatmoneyenoughtosurviveon?Ijustfindthewholeprofessionpuzzlinganditseemsthatalmosteveryoneonthissiteiseitheracoachorarecruiter.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”K.LaVinewrote:

Inordertoanswerthisquestionanevenmorebasiconemustbeaskedfirst(Ibelieve);WhatisaLeader?BymydefinitionatrueleaderisonewhoencouragesandALLOWSthosetheyleadtobethebesttheycanbeandindoingsofacilitatesadvancementinapositivedirection.Bythisdefinitionleadersmaybefoundinallareasofourlives(notjustintheboardroomsofhighpoweredcompanies,inthemilitary,orinthepoliticalarena).Weareallcapableofleading(Born)tothedegreethatwearewillingtolearn(Made)tobringpeopletogetherandalloweachindividualsstrengthstocontributetoacommongoal.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”J.S.Websterwrote:

Ithinkthatanyonecanlearnleadershipskills,buttheabilitytoinspireiswhatseparatesapersonwith'leadershiptraining'andapersonwhoisa'leader.'

B.Sanderswrote:

Therearethosewhoarebornandthosewhoaretakenoutbythereowntroops.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”G.Bernierwrote:

Thatquestionisrightuptherewiththenatureornurturedebateoverpersonality.Assometheanswersthathavepostedindicatetherehasbeenagreatdealofresearchonthesubject,bookshavebeenwritten,andmanypeoplemakealotofmoneyselling'leadershiptraining'.

Personally(andI'vebeenaroundquiteawhile)Ibelieveleadershipislikeathleticability.Nearlyanyonecanlearntheskillsnecessarytoplayasportreasonablywell.Dependingonhowmucheffortandtimetheyarewillingtodevotetolearningthetoolsofthetradewilldirectlyaffecttheirlevelofexpertise.However,regardlessofefforttherewillalwaysbeveryfewMichaelJordan'sorTigerWoods'.

Themechanicsofleadershipcanbeeffectivelylearned.Thevisionandpassionthatmakesreallygreatleaderscomesfromsomewhereelse.(Idon'tbelievethesomewhereelseistotallygenetic-ithastodowithpersonalityandthatisacomplexcombinationoffactors.)

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”R.Bowkerwrote:

ManytendtoagreethattrueleadershipqualitiesarethreadedintoourDNAanditjusttakespropertraining/eventsforthosequalitiestocomeout.Afterspending11yearsintheNavy,Ihaveseenmanygoodandmanybadleaders.I,myselfneverthoughtIcouldbealeaderearlyinmycareeruntilIwas“thrown”intoaleadershiprole.Lookingbackonit,IfeelthatIalwayshadthosequalitiesinme,butneverknewtheywerethereuntilIhadnochoicebuttoeitherleadorgiveup.Now,IcanalsosaythatIhaveseenotherindividualsfacedwiththesamechallengefail.I,forone,dobelievethatthereareleadersandthentherearefollowers.Foranysociety,military,ororganizationtothrive,itmusthaveboth.Allthetraining,education,books,andclassescannotturnafollowerintoaleader.Youmaymakethefollowermoreeducatedinleadershipmethodologies,butthatpersonwillneverbeabletoputuseittothefullpotential.HenryKissingersaid,“Ifyoudonotknowwhereyouaregoing,everyroadwillgetyounowhere."Aleaderknowswheretheyaregoinganditishardwiredintotheirthinking.Afolloweronlyknowshowtogetsomewherebyreadingamaporfollowingsomeoneelse.“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”S.M.Diamondwrote:

Perhapsyoushouldspecifyifyouwantaseriousanswer,orahumorousone-bothcanapply-equally...:-)

I.Babelliwrote:

Leadersaremade,bysomeonewhogivesthemachance.

Almosteveryleaderhashadapersonwhoentrustedhim/herwithanopportunitythatwasbiggerthanhis/herability/skillset/knowledge/etcatthetimeoftheopportunity,sos/hetookituponhim/her-selftolearnandadvanceandbecomealeader.

Icannot,forthelifeofme,comeupwithanexampletocountertheaboveargumentexceptinthejungle(orsimilarsittings)wherethedominantmalefightshiswayuptoleadership.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyR.Evanswrote:

Both.Iabsolutelybelievethatleadershipcanbetaught/learned.Thiscasehasbeenmadeinmanyways,includingvariousresearchovertheyears.Thishasbeenaddressedbypeoplewhohaveansweredyourquestioninoneofthethreepostings.

Ialsoabsolutelybelievethatsomepeopleare"bornleaders."Myfather,acareermilitaryman,usedtosaythis:"Ifyouthinkthere'snosuchthingasabornleader,leaveagroupofkidsonaplaygroundandcomebackin20minutes.Withoutfail,whenyoucomeback,therewillbeonekidleadingthatgroup.Inmanycases,itwon'tbethemostpopularkidanditoftenwon'tbethekidyouexpected.Furthermore,itfrequentlyisn'tthekidthatwantedtoleadthegroup.Itwillbethekidthathas'thatsomething'thatenableshim/hertosay,'let'sdo(whatever)'andtheotherswillfollow.Interestingly,thatsamekidwillquitelikelybecomealeaderthroughouthis/herlife."

Iamcertainthatsomepeople,particularlythosewhocitetraditionalresearchwilldisagreewiththisscenario.Themostlikelyargumentisthat"leading"kidsonaplaygroundisnotreallyleadership.Isubmitthatonekeyaspectofleadershipisevokinginothersthedesiretofollow.Afterall,withoutfollowers,leadersarejustpeopleoutforawalk.

Ibelieveonereasonthatmanypeopleargueagainstbornleadersisthatitwouldseemtodoomotherstobeingpermanentfollowers.Manypeopleinsistthatitmustbeoneortheother,bornleadersvs.developedleaders,andsincethereareclearlymanydevelopedleaders,thentherecanbenosuchthingasbornleaders.Inmyopinion,acceptingbothpathwaystoleadershipismorelogical,andlessnarrowminded.Itisalsoeasilyobservable.

Leadershipisoftenattributabletocharisma,somethingthatcannotbetaught.Yes,thereareleaderswhoarenotcharismatic.Butthereareleaders--verysuccessfulleaders--whoderivemuchoftheirleadershipsuccessfromcharismaalone.Ibelievethemostdynamicandeffectiveleadersarethosewhopossesthenaturalinstinctsforleadershipandthenworktodevelopleadershipskillsthroughrefinementandtraining.

R.Evanswrote:

Both.Iabso“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”R.Iyerwrote:

Ipresumeyouareaskinginthecontextofabusinessorganisation.

Sometaketoleadershipnaturally,bylearningandobserving.Otherscanlearn/orbetaughtthisskill,iftheywishto!

Ineithercase,thewilltoleadmustcomefromwithin.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyR.Bettswrote:

Theshortanswerisyes.Therearecertaintraitsthathavetobeorganictoyounature.Inotherwords,somethingsyoujustcan'tfake."Softskills"canbeexplained,butnotengrained.The"Hardskills"canbelearneduntilconsciouscompetenceisachieved.Untilthebecomesecondnature,ifyouwill.Buttheabilitytoshareyourvisionforyourcompanyinawaythatisnotonlyunderstoodcompletely,butgeneratesthesortofrabidsupportyoufindaEnglishfootballmatchesisn'tlearnable.IttakesmorethanapolishedPowerPointdeckandsomepithywordsonabunchof3x5cards.Youmustbeableshowyourpassionwithoutlookinglikeyouareastraightjacketawayfromthefunnyfarm.Youhavetobeabletogenerateararesortofcommitmentandloyalty.Youremployeeshavetobereadytotakeittothewallforyou,becausetheyknowthatyou'lldothesameforthem.Youhavetohurtwhentheyhurtandlaughwhentheylaugh.Youhavetobereadytoadmityouarewrongandnotrubitinwhenyouareright.Youhavetoknowhowtobuildandgrowmeaningfulrelationships.Evenifyoudon'thaveatitleorcorneroffice,aleader,atrulygreatleader,willshinewiththeblindingintensityofasupernova.It'snotnaturevs.nurture,butnatureandnurture.Combinethemandit'smagic.

R.Bettswrote:

Theshortan“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”O.Lawrencewrote:

Thetrulygiftedleadersarebornwithcertainsupportingtraitslikepatience,perseverance,creativethoughtfulnessandabilitytochange.Theyhavetherequiredtraitsmorethantheordinaryoraverage.Theybecomehonedthroughadversitywhicheveryoneencountersandratherthansimplysurviving,theyarethriving.Mostleadersarebornwithoutthosequalitiesandaresimplytrainedtobehaveasleadersandreceiverespectfromtheleadershipappointedstatus.Onecaneasilyspotthemsincetheyarethegatekeeperssurroundedbymediocritywhopreventthetalenttorise.“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyT.Modestewrote:

Theproblemwithgreatleadersisthattheyaretoofewandfarbetween.Sowaitingaroundorsearchingforagreatleadercansoonrunafoulofthelawofdiminishingreturns.Because,inthemeantime,we’vegotanorganizationtorunandsimplycannotaffordtowaitarounduntilthenextgreatleaderdeignstowalkthroughthedoor.Besides,weprobablycouldn’taffordhim/herandhe/shewouldprobablyhavebetterthingsinmindthanfoolingaroundwithourorganization.

Luckilyforus,inoureverydaywork,wecangetalongverywellwithoutgreatleadership.Andwe'dbehighlyinefficientifwewaitedaroundforagreatleadereverytimeweneededtofillaleadershipslot.

Therefore,whatwedoisthatwetakethepeoplewehaveandworkwiththemtomakethemintothekindofleadersweneedtogetthejobdone.Experienceshowsthatasarule,suchleadersdoagoodenoughjobatthelevelneeded.Infact,someofthemeventurnouttobesuperbleaders.T.Modestewrote:

TheprobleBosewrote:

Leadersareborn.NoteveryonecanbeaLeader.IwouldrathersayLeadersaresynonymousto"GreatCommunicatorswhohaveanaggressiveattitudetowin".Whetheryoumotivatepeople,leadateam,orpossessgreatnegotiationskills,youshouldbeagoodcommunicatorfirst.Aleadershouldcommandandvisionfortheirteam,ororganisation,andmostimportantly,thepeopleinhisteam.Theygiveastrategicdirectiontothepeopleofhisteamandsetgoalswithanobjectivetoachievewithoptimumutilizationofresources.Thebestpartabouttheleadersaretheyareabletomotivatetheirteamandtheytaketheteamalongwiththem.Theyjustdon'tleadateambutalsoteachthemhowtoleadandmakethemresponsible.

Bosewrote:

Leadersarebor“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”K.Raowrote:

Ithinkidependsonyourperspective-Leadershipasascienceorasanart..Leadershipislike,say...Painting.Youcangotoapaintingschoolandlearnthetechniques;thoughoneinamillionisdaVinciorMichelangelo.OneinamillionisaJackWelchoraLeeIacocca!Inmyopinion,leadershipisaninherentbirthtraitthat,atmost,canbeinfluencedbytraininginsituationsfaced,butnotcreatedbythem.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyL.J.Andersonwrote:

Thisisacomplexsubjectandthereisnosimpleanswer.Differentculturalstylesdemanddifferentleadershipstylesandwhatgoesdownwellinoneculturefailsinanother.

Oneoftheproblemswithattemptingtoteachleadershipisthatitcanonlybereallylearntbydoingit,partlybecausetherearenouniversallyapplicablerules,soyouhavetogetoutthereandgetyourhandsdirtytodeveloptheinstinctsyouneedtodothejobproperly.Thisalsomeansthatthereisnowaytodevelopleadersfast,whichiswhyHRpeopleprefertorecruitexperiencedleadersratherthantraintheirown.

Inessencetheleadershipdebateisaspinofffromthe'naturevs.nurture'debate.Asfarasicansee,totrainleaderseffectively,youhavetoputtheminrealleadershipsituationsforyourorganisations,letthemgetonwithitwhilewatchingthemlikeahawkandmakingsurethattheyarepointingintherightdirection.

Thistakesupthetimeoftheapprenticeleaderandthepersoncoachinghim/her.Mostbusinessdon'thavethetimeandtheydon'twanttotaketheriskofhavinghimruntheshowunsupervised,sotheystickwithexperiencedhires.

Hopethisaddssomethingtothedebate.

L.J.Andersonwrote:

Thisis“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”N.Vassudhevwrote:

ThatleadersarebornisMayabelievedtobetruebyPoliticians.

It'sthecircumstancesthataffecttheindividual,upbringing,educationandthedevelopedattitudethatmakesaLeader.C.Bravermanwrote:

Leadershavefoundtheirplace.Whetheritisaphysicalplaceoranidea,theybringtheirpassionandmotivationtothatplace.Manyhavejustnotfoundtheirpassionyet.“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”R.Knillwrote:

Both!Recollectifyouwillyourelementaryschoolyears.Mostofuswillrecallgroupsofbothextrovertsandintroverts.Whatdoesitlooklikeifleadershiptrainingwasappliedtobothextrovertandintrovertgroupsattheearlyageof7?Imaginethatsamegroupofyoungsterslearning…contextuallistening,neutrallanguage,effectiveandtimelymessaging,acknowledging,askingvs.telling,discoveryquestioning,balancedemotional&socialintelligence,effectivedelegation,motivationtechniques,accountabilitymetrics,etc.Morethanlikelytheextrovertgroupwouldexcelfasterandifsustainedmaybecomebetterleadersthantheintrovertgroup.However,20to30yearslaterindividualsfrombothgroups,ifleadershiptrainingwassustained,mayrisetobecomeexcellentleaders.So,areleadersborn,ormade?Regardlessofgroup,thebestleadersarethosethatallowthemselvestochange-transform,empower,measure,coachandgrow.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyR.T.Greenewrote:

Leadershipisneitherlearnednotbornintous.Itisentirelycontingent.Thatis,thepersonorgroupthatdoeswhatanothergroupneedsnowinordertothrive/survive,becomes"leader"regardlessofwhohaspositionalpower.Thatiswhatmakesmonkeyhierarchiesinbusinesssofunny--allthosepompouslittlemaleegoslookingmanagerialdailywhileanentirelydifferentsetofpeopleflickerinandoutasactualleadersdaily--twoparalleluniverses,andthepompouslittlemonkeyoneoftengetsuppityandsnuffsouttheflickeringcontingentleadershipwhenitgetsinthewayoftheirtinystruttinglittleegos.

Foolswho"trytobeleader-ly"allthetimejustblindthemselvesfromspottingwhatleadingisactuallynowneededsomewherebytheirstrenuouseffortstoapplytofuturesituationsahandbagoftoolstheygotawaywithusinginsomepastcases.AsortofHarvardBusinessSchoolchild'splayatleading,nottherealthing.

R.T.Greenewrote:

Leadershi“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”D.Burnswrote:

BornandMade...butmostimportantly,leadersneedtogivebirthtothemselvesatsomepointintheirjourney.Parentsgiveyoulife,butyouhavetomakeadecisiontogivemeaningandlifetoyourlife.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”R.Hurstwrote:

Iwishwecouldonceandforallputthisquestiontobedandmoveontotherealworkofdevelopingleaders.Ifleadersaresimplybornthatwaythenwhatisthepointofleadershipdevelopment.Theanswerperhapscreatescontroversybecausetheanswerissimplyboth.

Clearlytherearethosewhohavecertainabilitiesthatallowthemtomoreeasilyassumeleadershiproleswhileothersofusworktodevelopthenecessaryskills.Therealityisthateachpersonisuniqueintheirskillsandabilitiesasiseachleader.

Onemaybecharismaticwhileanotherisempathetic,onemayhaveclearvisionanotherremarkablecommunicationskill.Weallhaveadifferentmixofskillsandabilitiesthatallowustheopportunitytolead.Thequestionisdowediscoverwithinourselvesthepassiontowanttoleadotherstoachieveaworthygoalandthenlearnhowtodoit.WhenyougettohowdoIlearntoleadbetter,Ithinkyoufindthe"right"question.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”R.Liuwrote:

Ithinkmostofthemarebornwithit.IamsorryifIhadoffendedsomepeople.

Ihaveseenpeoplewhohavereallygoodprofessionalskillsandgreatinsights,however,theyjustlackofsomecharisma.Someotherpeoplearenotthatgreatintheinsights,notevenprofessionalskills.Ifounditweirdwhypeoplewouldevenfollowthemwiththosedisastrousthoughts.Icertainlywishthatlattertypeisnotleadingthecompany,otherwiseitwouldbeadefinitemistake.

Havingsaidthat,IbelievesomepartoftheleadershipcanbetrainedandpolishedinthelaterdaysthroughPROPER(pleasenote,itshouldbeproper,notwhatyouthinkitisproperthatcounts)processandmethods.ButIhaven'tseenanyofthesocalled"trainingprogram"havinganythinginterestingandoutoftheboxthatcouldhelptrainaleader.PleasefeelfreetoenlightenmeifIhadbeenblindsighted.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”K.Kelleywrote:

I'mstudyingleadershiprightnowformymaster'sthesisasitrelatestotheMyers-Briggs.Whatissofascinatingisthattherearemany,manytheoriesonleadershipstylesandnothinghasbeenquantified.However,ourpersonalstyles,suchaswiththeMyers-Briggs,havebeenstudiedandquantifiedformanyyearsnow.

Ithinkthattherearesomanydifferentformsofleadership.Onecouldtaketheformoflearnedbehavior,suchaswithservantleadership,andanothercouldbeinherited,aswithtransactionalleadership.Thereisnodenying,however,thatanindividualcannotpossiblybealeaderwithoutfollowers.Perhapsweshouldseektoquantifyleadershipratherthanqualify.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”Lockhartwrote:

IbelievethatLeadersarebornofthesituationsthattheyarethrustin.Thosethatstepupanddothethingsthatarenecessarytobedonebecauseitistherightthingtodo.Theydothis,notbecausetheyhaveto,butbecausenooneelsecanorwill.Iamnottalkingaboutinaneverydaysituation,Iamtalkingaboutwhenadversitycomesandpeoplewhoshouldbeleadingyouareoffhidingsomewhereunderadesk.'Someareborngreat,someachievegreatness,andsomehavegreatnessthrustuponthem.'-Shakespeare”

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”T.Cunniffwrote:

Inmyexperience,theanswerisbothand--moreoftenthanshouldbeforanyone'sgood--neither.Some"leaders"inbusinessaremorelikeChaunceyGardenerthanGeorgeWashington.Theyarriveattheirpositionthroughcorporatehappenstanceratherthanthroughexceptionalmerit.SomeChauncey'srecognizetheirluckandworkhardtofilltheirgapswithleadershiptrainingandsurroundingthemselveswithfirst-ratetalent.ThelesserChauncey'sriskmakingthemselves(andtheiremployersandinvestors)miserable.Ibelievenomatterhowgoodaleaderyouare,youcanalwaysbecomebetter.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”M.Mitrawrote:

Twinsgrowinginthesameenvironmentamongsamefriendshavedifferentpersonalities.AreLeadersbornthatway?Well,Ibelievethattherearetraitsthatsomepeoplepossess,bybirth,whichmayhelpthembecomeverygoodleaders,buttheiractionsandimplementationofthemultimatelydecidesiftheygrowuptobecomegoodleaders.

Havingleadershiptraitandbeingaleaderaretwodifferentthings,Ithink.

“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreThey“AreLeadersBorn?OrAreTheyMade?OrBoth?”A.Bhatnagarwrote:

Well,NONEof“BornVsMade”.Itworksincombinationsoffollowingcomplexstages.

1.Grooming(ofInheritedORAcquiredSyndrome)=>Produces=>Charisma