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WHY MANY PEOPLE DON’T DEVELOP AS LEADERS More and more people recognize the value of good leadership, yet not very many work to become better leaders. Why is that? Despite the widespread prevalence of leadership books and classes, many people think leadership isn’t for them. Maybe it’s because they make one of these assumptions: I’M NOT A “BORN LEADER,” SO I CAN’T LEAD Leaders are not born. Well, okay, they’re born. I’ve never met an unborn leader. (And I wouldn’t want to.) What I really mean is that your ability to lead is not set at birth. While it’s true that some people are born with more natural gifts that will help them lead at a higher level, everyone has the potential to become a leader. And leadership can be developed and improved by anyone willing to put in the effort. A TITLE AND SENIORITY WILL AUTOMATICALLY MAKE ME A LEADER I believe this kind of thinking was more common in my generation and that of my parents, but it can still be seen today. People think they need to be appointed to a positon of leadership, when the reality is that becoming a good leader requires desire and some basic tools. You can have a title and seniority and be incapable of leading. And you can have no title or seniority and be a good leader. WORK EXPERIENCE WILL AUTOMATICALLY MAKE ME A LEADER Leadership is like maturity. It doesn’t automatically come with age. Sometimes age comes alone. Tenure does not create leadership ability. In fact, it’s more likely to engender entitlement than leadership ability. I’M WAITING UNTIL I GET A POSITION TO START DEVELOPING AS A LEADER This last assumption has been the most frustrating to me as a teacher of .

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