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No one in my option is a born leader. Leaders are made and before one can lead they must first follow.
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I believe that leaders come from all walks of life. I believe some leaders are natural born leaders and just seem to "get it" from the beginning. These types of leaders do not need to follow as much before taking on more responsibility and leadership roles.
I also believe that all leaders are built. Even the natural born leaders always have something to improve on. All leaders at all levels always have at least one aspect they can improve on. So all leaders learn knowledge and leadership qualities from watching others or from schooling, or mentoring or whatever other way they decide to hone their leadership qualities.
I do however agree that most leaders do have to follow before they can lead though.
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SGM I would opine that there are those who have particular personality traits that lend themselves well to leadership roles, but that alone will not carry them to success as leaders. It merely gives them a head start. Leadership can be developed by anybody with the heart, the patience, and the humility to learn it. The military is by far one of the best examples of how leaders are developed. We take people from scratch (often much younger than those in similar positions in the civilian world); educate them through formal leadership courses; nurture them through mentorship; and expose them to opportunities to practice their newly developed skills adding complexities to the situations as they achieve higher pay grade. Leaders are developed by other leaders.
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