Are Great Leaders Born or Made? Who Cares?

I frequently get asked if great leaders are born or made. Studies seem to indicate about a third are born with favorable characteristics, and two-thirds are forged by life experiences. If you’re told you were a born leader, you’ll probably act like one. There’s also a strong likelihood you’ll fall into certain traps of entitlement and privilege, which can blind you. If nature and circumstance cause you to act like a leader because no one else has stepped up, or you’re deeply committed and focused on a vision for a better future, would you be successful if you didn’t have the latent capabilities? I don’t particularly care, and to me, it doesn’t matter. Born, raised, forged, or accidental, great leaders who do not deliberately practice and further their development will ultimately decay, and then lousy leaders win. That is unacceptable. *** Contact Karl Bimshas Consulting: https://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/ Learn from Karl: https://www.learnfromkarl.com Roxer: https://roxer.com/karlb At Karl Bimshas Consulting, our vision is to create environments where great leaders outnumber lousy leaders, and better leadership is the norm, not the exception. Your support of the Reflections on Leadership podcast helps move us even closer to that vision. Thank you! *** About Reflections on Leadership: Leadership advisor, writer, and no BS accountability partner, Karl Bimshas, shares quick reflections on leadership, and interviews other busy professionals, to challenge your perspective, provide inspiration, and give insights to help you manage better and lead well. Read the Reflections on Leadership blog => bimshasconsulting.com/blog Leadership Workbooks => LeadershipWorkbooks.com Disposable Journal: The booklet-sized journal with a week’s worth of daily prompts, designed for you to take on your biggest challenges. Portable, insightful, personal, and disposable => www.disposablejournal.com *** Listen to Past Episodes: https://reflectionsonleadership.org/ Stay Up to Date and Subscribe: http://www.bimshasconsulting.com/contact/sign-up/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlBimshas Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/reflectionsonleadershippodcast/ LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/karlbimshasconsulting/ More resources => LearnFromKarl.com Leadership Swag: Visit LeadershirtsPlus.com Books by Karl Bimshas: http://bit.ly/BimBooks Thank you. Keep advancing confidently in the direction of your dreams and help others along the way.