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Made not Born? The Concept of Leadership
Philip Gilbert-Smith
ICN National Conference 19 July 2006
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Leaders: made not born?
To explore the concept of leadership
To stimulate discussion > Objectives The Leadership Trust Foundation Ive read the obituaries of leaders, but never have I seen a birth announcement for a leader. I can only deduce that somewhere between birth and death, by training, by choice and by strength of character, people become leaders. Anon
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Who thinks that they were born as a leader?
Who thinks they have developed/been developed into a leader?
How many of you do not think that you are a leader? > Are you a Born Leader? The Leadership Trust Foundation
The Spiritualist I know God will not give me anything I cant handle. I just wish that He didnt trust me so much. The Leadership Trust Foundation The Businessman My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had - every day I'm learning something new. The Leadership Trust Foundation
The Celebrity How did this man inspire a world to donate millions for poverty? What did he stir in us to make us want to help? The Leadership Trust Foundation The biggest leadership challenge any of us face in our lives is bringing up our children Mum and Dad Where do we get these skills from?
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Theory v Practice What the practitioner says: Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile. Vince Lombardi
What the theorist says: The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. Thats nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born. Warren Bennis The Leadership Trust Foundation People are born with some innate leadership qualities
Life experience/influencers
So how do we develop ourselves and others to become successful leaders? > Our View is. The Leadership Trust Foundation Leadership begins with learning to know and control oneself first. Then, and only then, can we lead and enable others. The Leadership Trust Foundation Our View is. The Leadership Trust Foundation Awareness Control Confidence Self - Realisation True to self >
Leadership Development The Leadership Trust Foundation Top 5 influences for peoples development (research report conducted on behalf of The Manufacturing Foundation by The Leadership Trust March 2005)
Work based learning 59% Leadership training courses 49% Experience of colleagues 49% Encounters with other leaders 47% Feedback from subordinates 42% >
Views of others The Leadership Trust Foundation We have always thought of a leader only in the context of the person who heads the organisation. But think of a Doctors surgery.. The General Practitioner The Practice Manager The Practice Nurse The Health Visitor The Midwife The Receptionist Are they all leaders? How do we help them to fulfil those leadership roles? Who is a Leader? The Leadership Trust Foundation A true leader is not necessarily the person with the title. A true leader is the person with the passion and the belief for what they stand for, whose vision is clear and focused.
What difference would it make to the performance of the people who work with you, if you looked on each and every one of them as a leader in their own right, and you treated them as such? How might they grow and develop with your support? > What is a Leader? The Leadership Trust Foundation The ability to lead lies within us all The Leadership Trust Foundation
Final Thoughts..(1) The Leadership Trust Foundation There is little doubt that there is some capacity for leadership within practically every one of us. However, like every skill, the capacity to lead comes with experience and study. We can only improve ourselves, in any way, by a conscious effort to learn to do better. Sir John Harvey-Jones Final Thoughts..(2)
(Bible in History - La Bible Dans L'histoire 8) John T. Willis - Yahweh and Moses in Conflict - The Role of Exodus 4-24-26 in The Book of Exodus-Peter Lang International Academic Publishers (2010)