Leaders step forward. That's now leaders become better leaders. That's how a "young" inexperienced" leader becomes a better leader. His or her qualities are formed such that he projects the need and desire to become better. Therefore, it happens. But the leadership qualities that identified them as requiring more experience or a diversity of challenges to make them a CEO or COB are already present.
Is Leadership a "Learned" Set of Skills and Traits...
It may seem that we are answering the same question three times, and, perhaps we are. If we follow the logic of our previous answer, leadership itself is not a learned set of skills or traits. A leader becoming a better manager or executive or administrator involves a learned set of skills or traits. But he or she has already displayed the traits of leadership -- those inherent personality characteristics, charisma, talents, and the vision that allows others to follow and succeed.
"Leadership is important on every level of business," says Paul Ostewski, assistant professor...
I could not disagree more. Effective, competent management is important on every level of business. Leadership is a windfall. Leadership is important at the upper levels of management to share the dream with those effective managers at every level. To say that every manager at every level in an organization must be a leader, is nonsense. And it is impossible.
True leadership is a bonus and a gift. Companies who find it must be looking for it.
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