In a recent webinar, Jim Kouzes said, “The question I get most often is: ‘Are leaders born or made?’ My response is always, ‘Yes, every leader is born.’” He also shared research that indicated the overall percentage of people who have no leadership ability at all is 0.00013 percent! That comes out to about one person in a million. Kouzes’ perspective is that practically everyone has the ability to become a leader. He and his collaborator, Barry Posner, have developed a model of leadership development around five fundamentals of becoming a leader: Believe in yourself Aspire to excel Challenge yourself Engage support Practice deliberately The webinar I watched addressed the fourth fundamental--Engage Support. Kouzes explained that becoming a leader is not a singular pursuit but one that takes place in a community of meaningful relationships. If you want to develop leaders in your organization, ...
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