The Spark ("leadership is a craft, not a genetic trait")
quotes
"The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born – that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born." - Warren Bennis
Warren Bennis is considered a pioneer of the contemporary field of leadership studies and with this quote he challenges the idea that leadership is an innate quality.
We must shed skins as we learn, grow and develop. The process of becoming a leader is similar, if not identical, to becoming and integral human being.
Lead yourself, Learn to live. Lead others, Learn to Build.
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I agree but not everyone can be a great leader regardless of how much training they got or skills they aquire. There's things one can learn from books and lots of others one needs to have already: honestly, empathy, humility, people skills, to name just a few.