can’t help myself from being carried away by two heroes‚ who at some point‚ have differences in leading the others. In other words‚ I’m hitting two birds with one stone: watching the movie and relating it with my reaction paper on leaders being born or made. I’m talking about Captain America and Iron Man. What about them? Captain America was a hero in the past. He joined the military. Because of his diminutive size‚ he wasn’t given much attention in the army. In other words‚ he was a nobody until
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INTRODUCTION The day of 26th November‚ 2008 would have been as usual and pleasant as any other day for Mumbai but the terror attacks by the members of Lashkar-e-Taiba‚ considered as terrorist organisation by India‚ who wreaked havoc in the India’s largest city. There were ten gunmen‚ nine of whom were subsequently shot dead and one captured by security forces. Witnesses reported that they looked to be in their early twenties‚ wore black t-shirts and jeans‚ and that they smiled and looked happy
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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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For me‚ both leaders are sort of born and they can also be made‚ it really depends on how you define leadership. Some people believe that leaders are born with the necessary qualities that make them successful as a leader. While others believe that leadership‚ like many other similar characteristics‚ can be learned and developed through life. According to the “Great man theory” leaders are born based on the principle that leaders are exceptional people‚ born with innate qualities are destined to
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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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QUARTEY ISAAC 01125369D HND ACCOUNTANCY 2 PART TIME MAY 18‚ 2014. ASSIGNMENT ENTREPRENEURS ARE BORN AND MADE There are two sides to every debate‚ and the "what makes an entrepreneur" argument has raged for decades with neither side able to conclusively prove their case. There are many who believe that an entrepreneur must possess personality traits such as vision‚ passion and drive that are innate and cannot be taught. Others argue that the skills of evaluating opportunities‚ motivating people
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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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“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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critically evaluate the statement to whether entrepreneurs are born or made. The Business Dictionary (2014) defines an entrepreneur as “Someone who exercises initiative by organizing a venture to take benefit of an opportunity and‚ as the decision maker‚ decides what‚ how‚ and how much of a good or service will be produced.” There is a debate as to whether or not there is such a thing as an ‘entrepreneur gene’ or are entrepreneurs taught and made through experience. Richard Baister (2007) states that
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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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