Leaders are born not made? What is a leader? According to Dr. Paul Hersey‚ leadership is "working with and through others to achieve objectives." Given this definition‚ anyone in a position whose achievement requires the support of others can play the role of a leader. So in my understanding‚ a great leader is both born and made. Both parts are essential to a true leader. Some people are born with innate qualities that predispose them to being leaders‚ and other people while not naturally gifted
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Some people believe Rome had a better system for citizenship‚ not in fact Athens system for citizenship is better. In 500 B.C.E Athens established a direct democracy. People have been arguing about this question‚ whom developed the better citizenship system Athens‚ or Rome? Better is defined as that which has a greater excellence‚ or is preferable or wiser. Athens citizenship made more sense because of three reasons: all citizens are equal‚ they had the power to ostracize‚ and they had full participation
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which they hunted with each other. In the tribes‚ they still need a leader‚ who can guide them during those hunting journey. Time goes by‚ the develop of human society makes we need another type of leader who can dominant‚ confident‚ aggressive‚ creative‚ and long term view‚ etc. Many great leaders were born to guide the human society develop to higher level; but anything has two sides of it‚ and sometimes we have some leaders who tried to destroy the society. Those people are Julius Caesar‚ Genghis
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asked on the same level as the question are leaders born or made. In the following paragraphs‚ it is going to be discussed about whether leaders naturally born or they gradually obtain directive skills during their life experience. According to Mishra & Karen (2008) although some people are born with leadership abilities‚ while other people get their leader skills during their life experience. Everyone can become a good leader if they wish to be a leader. Every individual has a different quality that
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People have debated whether leaders are born or made for centuries. However‚ I am absolutely convinced that good leaders are made than born. If you have the desire and willpower‚ you can become an effective leader. “Good leaders can develop through a never ending process of self-study‚ education‚ training and experience” (Jago‚ 1982). To inspire workers into higher levels of teamwork‚ there are certain things a leader must be‚ know‚ and‚ do. These do not come naturally‚ but are acquired through
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“Leaders are Born‚ Not Made” Discuss. Introduction Whether leaders are born and not made is a discussion that has been debated for centuries and yet it still divides opinion today. Like many‚ on receiving this assignment my instinctive gut response was that they are! However‚ over the course of my exploration into the subject matter and in greater reflection of my own personal experiences‚ my contention is now similar to that of the famous and successful American football coach Vince Lombardi who
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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
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characteristics of being a good leader consist of being merciful and cruel when you need to be. As a leader‚ you shouldn’t be merciful all the time because this will lead to your people trying commit crimes against each other. Also‚ if you are too cruel to your people‚ your people will try and rebel against you. Also‚ your people won’t like you or respect you‚ if you balanced between cruelty and being merciful. Then your people would respect you and not commit any crimes. Napoleon fulfills some of these characteristics
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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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ESSAY TITLE: LEADERS ARE BORN NOT MADE AUTHOR: AYODELE OLATOYE SUMMARY: The essay refutes the viewpoint that leaders are born not made‚ and seeks to establish through valid arguments‚ illustrations and documented evidence that leaders are actually made and not born WORD COUNT: 1920 LEADERS ARE BORN NOT MADE Folklore has lulled us into believing that some people are born leaders while others are not. Regardless of tribe‚ ethnicity or race‚ most people can trace their origins back to a monarchical
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