LEADERSHIP

My father always tells me that leadership should be one of the most vital personality traits in an individual. He prides himself on having being descendant from a cast to whom leadership have been thrust upon for generations. “Leaders are born, not made. And I believe you are a leader.” That’s the first thing he’s ever told me every time whenever I approach him with an application for a post in school. And although I respect my father’s opinions and I do pride myself for coming from such a distinguished family, I disagree with the statement “leaders are born, not made.”

I strongly believe that leadership is one of those many human attributes that are developed during the course of a life span. A person’s environment and the people in his or her life influence their, in this case, leadership qualities more than anything else.  More often than not, leaders have responsibility handed over to them by force. People who actually take up responsibility of their own accord are generally very few, such as my father. But even then, I highly doubt that it is because they were born with it. There could be a lot of external causes such as certain affection for said matter.

Nevertheless, this is just an opinion – simply another approach to a well versed topic. Whatever said and done, it still remains essential for a person to develop and hone skills and abilities as a leader.