In a recent webinar, author and leadership guru James M. Kouzes said that the question he is asked most often is, “Are leaders born or made?” He responded that all leaders are born (just like the rest of us), but people who want to be leaders can learn to be leaders. He went on to explain that a study showed that “99.999897% of people surveyed indicated some leadership ability.” I am not sure how Kouzes came up with that figure, but I do know that most people have a chance to be a leader at some point in her or his life and has the ability to develop the skills to be more effective in such a role. As Kouzes also explained, coaching by a professional and self-coaching are ways to make this happen. How can a life coach help a person in a leadership role be more productive? One survey showed the following results of having a coach: Improved work performance ...
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