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Are the leaders are born or made?

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Leaders are born not made: Great Man theory and Trait theories believe that people inherit certain qualities and traits that make them better suited to leadership. To suggest that leaders do not enter the world with an extraordinary endowment is to imply that people enter the world with equal abilities, with equal talents (Carlyle, 1840). There are certain inborn characteristics that predispose people to be and become leaders. There is a significant difference between “learning a skill” and mastering one, in the same way, that others are born with amazing musical gifts or athletic talents. They will excel naturally in these areas but others would be like a fish out of water and may struggle to get to the same point. Born (natural) Leaders are different to made (artificial leaders). All remarkable leaders have great history behind them. They were leaders from the onset of their journey. If leaders were solely born what is the point of the rest of u...
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Advantages and disadvantages of different leadership styles

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Leadership is a personal relationship in which one person directs, coordinates and supervises others in the performance of a common task. Leadership seems to be a matter of aligning people towards common goals and empowering them to take the actions needed to reach them. The ability to influence an individual/group towards the achievement of common goals to solve problems on their own. The styles of leadership The terminology style is roughly equivalent to the leader’s behavior. It is the way in which the leader influences the followers Luthans, (1977). There are many ways to lead and every leader has own style. Some of the more common styles include autocratic, democratic leadership and laissez-faire. In the past several decades, management experts have undergone a revolution in how they define leadership and what their attitudes are toward it. They have gone from a very classical autocratic approach to a very creative, participative approach. Somewhere along the l...
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