Are people born with natural leadership ability? Or is this developed? Similar to athletes—are they born with this
ability or can it be developed?
Leadership potential exists within all of us. There are clear differences amongst
individuals due to nature and nurture, as to how much untapped potential there
may be. But no matter what level of
leadership performance an individual currently exhibits, he or she can make
incredible improvements.
Not everyone can be the CEO of a multi-billion dollar
corporation, just as not everyone can be an Olympian, but with coaching and
practice, we can all be a lot better
than we are. The important teaching point is that Leadership is there in You.
It’s never too early to take on the challenge of improving
your leadership abilities and developing them in others. The scarcest resource in the world today is
leadership talent capable of continuously transforming organizations that build
leadership generators and that invest in ‘leaders developing leaders’ have a
sustainable competitive advantage.
Here’s a quick exercise to help you get started:
1) At one point in time you made something happen through
other people that never would have occurred without your leadership. Think of a time in your life when you were
most proud of yourself as a leader.
Write a brief description of that time.
Reflect on what made this leadership experience important to you.
2) What characteristics of effective leadership did you
demonstrate during this experience?
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