1、2022年11月27日星期日领导者是天生的还是后领导者是天生的还是后天培养的天培养的Found at Answers on LinkedIn www.Linked2LLinkedIn is a trademark of LinkedIn Corporation Mountain View,CA USA 2008.Linked 2 Leadership is a group on LinkedIn.No other affiliation exists.These quotations do not necessarily reflect the opinion of anyone other
2、than the person quoted.We asked the question:“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both”Many think that Leaders are simply born with the DNA to lead.Many others think that Leadership can be learned and grown with proper education and experience.Some others think that it is a combination of the two t
3、hat breeds the greatest leaders.What is your take?Quotations may be attributed incorrectly.This is an unedited edition of“Let the People Speak.”All quotations have been previously made available to the general public.This free resource may be re-quoted with the following attribution:“Are Leaders Bor
4、n?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”G.Clarke wrote:We are,for the most part born the same.Carbon based organisms.Ten fingers.Ten toes.Excluding birth defects and trauma,we have the same faculties to exploit.So,I am a believer that it has to do in large part with environmental factors that affect the individ
5、ual.M.Wierzgac wrote:Leaders are made.Leaders become leaders in 1 of 3 ways:1-a crisis or event pushes them into leadership 2-their personality leads them into it 3-they choose to be a leader.If they choose to become a leader,they also choose the depth of their training(some deep,some shallow).“Are
6、Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”G.Krstulovic wrote:They are born to be made.Let me clarify it this way Leadership is a set of skills that can be learned by practice over time.This is true of literally any skill.However,you need some in-born talent or“pre-determination”to master the skill.Ther
7、e is a significant difference between“learning the skill”and mastering one.I love basketball,but no matter how hard I practice,I wont be able to play it like Michael Jordan.I hope you see where I am coming from.“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”O.Ballesta wrote:Leadership is a quality that
8、 can be improved by training and experience.In short,passion,communicational abilities,innovative mindset,abilities to negotiate,humility,courage,self-determination and empowerment are a mix of personality traits with learned skills that being most of them innate and inherent to the emotional profil
9、e and personality of an individual can be perfectly enhanced,expanded and improved by proper training,successive and diverse experience in the workplace,mentoring and behavioural coaching.“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”S.Chapple wrote:The old nature versus nurture question!I am an advoc
10、ate that leadership can be developed over time.It is essentially about understanding other people and,more importantly,understanding yourself.Of course,there will always be those individuals who have a natural talent for leadership far above the majority!“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”C
11、.Sorab wrote:Ahhhh.The old Nature vs.Nurture debate.I think the question here is what makes a good leader?Seeing as we are all individuals we are all led by different things or styles of management,what works well for one person may not work well for another.Some like to be led by the nose and other
12、s prefer a gentle tap in the right direction.A good leader may be born with the ability to inspire others,but it takes a real leader to learn from others and improve himself.The ability to learn and adapt is paramount to effective leadership and the only part that nature plays in this is to give the
13、 individual the capacity to learn.Even the desire to better ones self is probably learnt through life.I think that as a leader,the day you stop learning is the day you cease to be an effective leader.So I vote that it is the right mix of nature and nurture that develops a great leader.Im sure there
14、are many great people born every day that have the potential to be fantastic leaders but who will never grow up in an environment that enables then to realise their potential.“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”D.Prasad wrote:To me its neither;they are self made with will and visionS.Hazra w
15、rote:Everyone comes into this world by virtue of birth and so do the Leaders!Leadership is a skill and like any other skill can be acquired over a period of time by practicing it.Some people are talented and are born with good leadership qualities.But like any other skill,one has to hone it over a p
16、eriod of periods and has to remain dynamic.Not all of the leaders are born with the same,it is through your upbringing and training of your mind,perseverance,ability&aptitude to learn can only make a good leader.There are certain traits but as a Leadership has Application dimension,hence,simply know
17、ing the traits will not make a good leader.“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”A.Chaplin wrote:Leadership is learned.As a certified facilitator of The Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes&Barry Posner,I cite their findings based on more than 25 years of research:Its nonsense to assume that lea
18、dership is genetic.Theres no hard evidence to support that assumption.The truth is that leadership is an observable set of skills and abilities.and any skill can be strengthened,honed,and enhanced if we have the motivation and desire,the practice and feedback,the role models and coaching,and the sup
19、port and recognition.For more information,I highly recommend adding Jim&Barrys fourth edition of The Leadership Challenge to your leadership library.Live,learn,and lead!“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”J.M.Koenig wrote:I was born.J.M.Koenig later wrote:Im curious about something.How do co
20、aches and trainers actually make money.Im mean in real life.Money to pay bills etc.Do people actually pay you money to tell them how to live and is that money enough to survive on?I just find the whole profession puzzling and it seems that almost everyone on this site is either a coach or a recruite
21、r.“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”K.LaVine wrote:In order to answer this question an even more basic one must be asked first(I believe);What is a Leader?By my definition a true leader is one who encourages and ALLOWS those they lead to be the best they can be and in doing so facilitates
22、advancement in a positive direction.By this definition leaders may be found in all areas of our lives(not just in the board rooms of high powered companies,in the military,or in the political arena).We are all capable of leading(Born)to the degree that we are willing to learn(Made)to bring people to
23、gether and allow each individuals strengths to contribute to a common goal.“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”J.S.Webster wrote:I think that anyone can learn leadership skills,but the ability to inspire is what separates a person with leadership training and a person who is a leader.B.Sande
24、rs wrote:There are those who are born and those who are taken out by there own troops.“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”G.Bernier wrote:That question is right up there with the nature or nurture debate over personality.As some the answers that have posted indicate there has been a great de
25、al of research on the subject,books have been written,and many people make a lot of money selling leadership training.Personally(and Ive been around quite a while)I believe leadership is like athletic ability.Nearly anyone can learn the skills necessary to play a sport reasonably well.Depending on h
26、ow much effort and time they are willing to devote to learning the tools of the trade will directly affect their level of expertise.However,regardless of effort there will always be very few Michael Jordans or Tiger Woods.The mechanics of leadership can be effectively learned.The vision and passion
27、that makes really great leaders comes from somewhere else.(I dont believe the somewhere else is totally genetic-it has to do with personality and that is a complex combination of factors.)“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”R.Bowker wrote:Many tend to agree that true leadership qualities are
28、 threaded into our DNA and it just takes proper training/events for those qualities to come out.After spending 11 years in the Navy,I have seen many good and many bad leaders.I,myself never thought I could be a leader early in my career until I was“thrown”into a leadership role.Looking back on it,I
29、feel that I always had those qualities in me,but never knew they were there until I had no choice but to either lead or give up.Now,I can also say that I have seen other individuals faced with the same challenge fail.I,for one,do believe that there are leaders and then there are followers.For any so
30、ciety,military,or organization to thrive,it must have both.All the training,education,books,and classes cannot turn a follower into a leader.You may make the follower more educated in leadership methodologies,but that person will never be able to put use it to the full potential.Henry Kissinger said
31、,“If you do not know where you are going,every road will get you nowhere.A leader knows where they are going and it is hard wired into their thinking.A follower only knows how to get somewhere by reading a map or following someone else.“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”S.M.Diamond wrote:Pe
32、rhaps you should specify if you want a serious answer,or a humorous one-both can apply-equally.:-)I.Babelli wrote:Leaders are made,by someone who gives them a chance.Almost every leader has had a person who entrusted him/her with an opportunity that was bigger than his/her ability/skill set/knowledg
33、e/etc at the time of the opportunity,so s/he took it upon him/her-self to learn and advance and become a leader.I cannot,for the life of me,come up with an example to counter the above argument except in the jungle(or similar sittings)where the dominant male fights his way up to leadership.R.Evans w
34、rote:Both.I absolutely believe that leadership can be taught/learned.This case has been made in many ways,including various research over the years.This has been addressed by people who have answered your question in one of the three postings.I also absolutely believe that some people are born leade
35、rs.My father,a career military man,used to say this:If you think theres no such thing as a born leader,leave a group of kids on a playground and come back in 20 minutes.Without fail,when you come back,there will be one kid leading that group.In many cases,it wont be the most popular kid and it often
36、 wont be the kid you expected.Furthermore,it frequently isnt the kid that wanted to lead the group.It will be the kid that has that something that enables him/her to say,lets do(whatever)and the others will follow.Interestingly,that same kid will quite likely become a leader throughout his/her life.
37、I am certain that some people,particularly those who cite traditional research will disagree with this scenario.The most likely argument is that leading kids on a playground is not really leadership.I submit that one key aspect of leadership is evoking in others the desire to follow.After all,withou
38、t followers,leaders are just people out for a walk.I believe one reason that many people argue against born leaders is that it would seem to doom others to being permanent followers.Many people insist that it must be one or the other,born leaders vs.developed leaders,and since there are clearly many
39、 developed leaders,then there can be no such thing as born leaders.In my opinion,accepting both pathways to leadership is more logical,and less narrow minded.It is also easily observable.Leadership is often attributable to charisma,something that cannot be taught.Yes,there are leaders who are not ch
40、arismatic.But there are leaders-very successful leaders-who derive much of their leadership success from charisma alone.I believe the most dynamic and effective leaders are those who posses the natural instincts for leadership and then work to develop leadership skills through refinement and trainin
41、g.“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”R.Iyer wrote:I presume you are asking in the context of a business organisation.Some take to leadership naturally,by learning and observing.Others can learn/or be taught this skill,if they wish to!In either case,the will to lead must come from within.R.B
42、etts wrote:The short answer is yes.There are certain traits that have to be organic to you nature.In other words,some things you just cant fake.Soft skills can be explained,but not engrained.The Hard skills can be learned until conscious competence is achieved.Until the become second nature,if you w
43、ill.But the ability to share your vision for your company in a way that is not only understood completely,but generates the sort of rabid support you find a English football matches isnt learnable.It takes more than a polished PowerPoint deck and some pithy words on a bunch of 3x5 cards.You must be
44、able show your passion without looking like you are a straight jacket a way from the funny farm.You have to be able to generate a rare sort of commitment and loyalty.Your employees have to be ready to take it to the wall for you,because they know that youll do the same for them.You have to hurt when
45、 they hurt and laugh when they laugh.You have to be ready to admit you are wrong and not rub it in when you are right.You have to know how to build and grow meaningful relationships.Even if you dont have a title or corner office,a leader,a truly great leader,will shine with the blinding intensity of
46、 a supernova.Its not nature vs.nurture,but nature and nurture.Combine them and its magic.“Are Leaders Born?Or Are They Made?Or Both?”O.Lawrence wrote:The truly gifted leaders are born with certain supporting traits like patience,perseverance,creative thoughtfulness and ability to change.They have th
47、e required traits more than the ordinary or average.They become honed through adversity which everyone encounters and rather than simply surviving,they are thriving.Most leaders are born without those qualities and are simply trained to behave as leaders and receive respect from the leadership appoi
48、nted status.One can easily spot them since they are the gatekeepers surrounded by mediocrity who prevent the talent to rise.T.Modeste wrote:The problem with great leaders is that they are too few and far between.So waiting around or searching for a great leader can soon run afoul of the law of dimin
49、ishing returns.Because,in the meantime,weve got an organization to run and simply cannot afford to wait around until the next great leader deigns to walk through the door.Besides,we probably couldnt afford him/her and he/she would probably have better things in mind than fooling around with our orga
50、nization.Luckily for us,in our everyday work,we can get along very well without great leadership.And wed be highly inefficient if we waited around for a great leader every time we needed to fill a leadership slot.Therefore,what we do is that we take the people we have and work with them to make them
