NATURE OR NURTURE

Nature or Nurture is a question often asked about leadership. The combination of innate natural leadership skills and nurture through leadership development defines one's leadership style.

Managers are people who do things right, while leaders are people who do the right things."

How do leaders emerge?

1) Some personality traits may lead people naturally into leadership roles.

2) A crisis or important event may cause a person to rise to the occasion, which brings out extraordinary leadership qualities in an ordinary person.

3) People choose to become leaders, learning leadership skills through a transformational attitude/approach.

The first and the most important characteristic of a leader is the decision to become a leader - the decision to provide others with vision, direct the course of future events and inspire others to success.

Leadership requires the individual to practice dominance and take charge, formulating the appropriate mix of traits, skills and ambition. Exhibiting a unique blend of charisma, vision and character traits that attract people to follow them.

The power of an organization's leaders in creating the organization's values, environment, culture and actions is immeasurable.

As an organization leader, manager or supervisor, you are responsible for creating a work environment that enables people to thrive.