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I agree with that
I agree with that to some extent - sometimes some managers become great leaders
Dear Fredy, this is what i have gathered and hope you too appreciate the following!
Often this comes to people’s minds while admiring or deploring a leader’s style of management. Experts in the field of leadership development field answer this most basic and most often-asked question about leadership. The answer has to be : ‘mostly made.'
The best estimates offered by research is that leadership is about one-third born and two-thirds made. The job of leading an organization, or a nation, and doing so effectively, is unbelievably complex. To expect that a person would be born with all of the tools needed to lead just doesn't make sense based on what we know about the complexity of social groups and processes.
The fact that leadership is mostly made is good news for those in the field of leadership development. Leaders can indeed be developed. Yet, there is some "raw material," some inborn characteristics, that predispose people to be and become leaders. What are some of the inborn qualities?
I here under quote the relevant previously published research findings
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** Research suggests that extraversion is consistently associated with obtaining leadership positions and leader effectiveness. There is also some evidence that being bold, assertive, or risk-taking can be advantageous for leaders. Leaders also need to be smart to analyze situations and figure out courses of action. So, intelligence is associated with leadership, but perhaps not general IQ, but social intelligence - understanding of social situations and processes - is the component of intelligence that is important for leadership. Finally, some sort of empathy, or ability to know followers, is also advantageous for leaders (although much of this is learned). As noted leadership scholar, Bernard Bass, noted, "The leader must be able to know what followers want, when they want it, and what prevents them from getting what they want."
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Most of leadership is made, not born. So, if you aspire to positions of leadership, then the best course is to embark on a leader self-development plan.**
Unquote Leadership and leadership development are always the subjects of great interest and there has lately been a strong emphasis on the importance of self-development for leaders. Rather than getting leadership development from a costly program or from employers (development/training budgets have been cut deeply by the recession), one can embark on a leadership development program on ones own
Believing leaders are mostly born could have dangerous consequences. The executives who believe that leaders are born, give less attention to leader development, both their own personal development as well the development of those they lead. They are focused on selecting leaders with the "right stuff," and expecting that those leaders' natural abilities will mean organizational success. But nothing could be further from the truth.
Sure, selection is important, but good leader development efforts are more important. Ready made leaders to fit a given organization culture and situation are hard to find. Unfortunately, in today’s downward economy leadership development programs are often among the first casualties. It's usually more cost-effective to grow your company's leaders in house, rather than focusing on hiring the proven (and born) leaders from outside. So greater, resources should go into leader development.
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I am of the opinion that organizations must focus on leadership development from within and only when they are not successful then only depend on outside selection.
Since leaders are made and leaderships qualities can be acquired through learning, training and practice one should not remain seduced by the past success. One Continue with personal leadership development throughout ones career. Organizations must take concrete steps to grow leadership capacity - looking within, rather than outside for your leaders.
This Is the famous question, differed answers specialists it varies widely.
Some of them stressed that the leadership innate talent possessed by a few certain class of people. Like Warren Pensi.
Others stressed that the leadership can be gained by learning the art, practice and exercise. Like Peter Drucker.
Third opinion believes that leadership is a combination of this and that, and that means that the leader must have some innate qualities that make him eligible in order to be a leader and then followed by a refinement of those who are on his upbringing and education.
Latter view, which I support"The possibility to acquire the qualities of leadership by learning and practice".
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I would say that its perfectly True, because leadership is deep embedded in human nature who is capable of it. And a Manager trait is an accquired Trait.
YES I AM AGREE WITH YOUE WORDS BUT LIKE TO ADD ONE MORE POINT IS THAT BOTH QUALITIES ENHANCES WITH EXPERIENCE
Exactly what is mentioned is true
Great statement and question! I agree. Managers, whichever way you look at it are created. Leaders are not necessarily born, but they do stand out from an early age. Some will be leaders and some followers. An alpha male will be apparent from the minute they walk and talk.
