Leadership is an observable, learnable set of practices. Leadership is not something mystical and ethereal that cannot be understood by ordinary people. Given the opportunity for feedback and practice, those with the desire and persistence to lead – to make a difference – can substantially improve their abilities to do so.
- Kouzes and Posner, The Leadership Challenge
The key words that stick out to me in this quote are; observable, learnable, set of practices, understood by ordinary people, desire and persistence, make a difference, and improve their abilities. To me leadership is all of these things. Leadership is something that, with practice, anyone can be good at, but it does take a lot of effort to be a good leader and to be a good leader you must be dedicated to your cause.
I believe that leaders are made. Someone might be born with certain traits that will help them to be a good leader, but everyone must learn to be a leader through experience.
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