Developing Leaders with Innate Talent
Developing Leader With Innate Talent
John Musselwhite
6/4/13
MBA 525
Saint Leo University
Abstract
Are leaders born or created? Leaders are everywhere in the imaging profession.
Leaders use different styles and have a particular set of attributes and behaviors.
However, leaders must learn to draw on a wide range of abilities and approaches to ensure success. Leadership is less about the individual needs and more about the needs of the department. The following are two definitions for leadership: 1. A process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and efficient. 2. The ability to influence people toward the attainment of goals. (Phillips, 2010).
“At the age of seven, a young boy and his family were forced out of their home. The boy had to work to support his family. At the age of nine, his mother passed away. When he grew up, the young man was keen to go to law school, but had no education. At 22, he lost his job as a store clerk. At 23, he ran for state legislature and lost. The same year, he went into business. It failed, leaving him with a debt that took him 17 years to repay. At 27, he had a nervous breakdown. Two years later, he tried for the post of speaker in his state legislature. He lost. At 31, he was defeated in his attempt to become an elector. By 35, he had been defeated twice while running for Congress. Finally, he did manage to secure a brief term in Congress, but at 39, he lost his re-election bid. At 41, his four-year old son died. At 42, he was rejected as a prospective land officer. At 45, he ran for the Senate and lost. Two years later, he lost the vice presidential nomination. At 49, he ran for Senate and lost again. At 51, he was elected the President of the United States of America. The man in question: Abraham Lincoln.” –Author Unknown. (Mindtools.com). Leaders need three areas to ensure the
John Musselwhite
6/4/13
MBA 525
Saint Leo University
Abstract
Are leaders born or created? Leaders are everywhere in the imaging profession.
Leaders use different styles and have a particular set of attributes and behaviors.
However, leaders must learn to draw on a wide range of abilities and approaches to ensure success. Leadership is less about the individual needs and more about the needs of the department. The following are two definitions for leadership: 1. A process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and efficient. 2. The ability to influence people toward the attainment of goals. (Phillips, 2010).
“At the age of seven, a young boy and his family were forced out of their home. The boy had to work to support his family. At the age of nine, his mother passed away. When he grew up, the young man was keen to go to law school, but had no education. At 22, he lost his job as a store clerk. At 23, he ran for state legislature and lost. The same year, he went into business. It failed, leaving him with a debt that took him 17 years to repay. At 27, he had a nervous breakdown. Two years later, he tried for the post of speaker in his state legislature. He lost. At 31, he was defeated in his attempt to become an elector. By 35, he had been defeated twice while running for Congress. Finally, he did manage to secure a brief term in Congress, but at 39, he lost his re-election bid. At 41, his four-year old son died. At 42, he was rejected as a prospective land officer. At 45, he ran for the Senate and lost. Two years later, he lost the vice presidential nomination. At 49, he ran for Senate and lost again. At 51, he was elected the President of the United States of America. The man in question: Abraham Lincoln.” –Author Unknown. (Mindtools.com). Leaders need three areas to ensure the