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To what extent is leadership dependant on the personality of the individual manager? What are the implications of your answer for managerial practices?
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To what extent is leadership dependant on the personality of the individual manager? What are the implications of your answer for managerial practices? A great deal has been written about leadership throughout the course of the twentieth century. Some would have us believe, that the study of leadership is a modern obsession (Huczynski and Buchanan, 2001), however, the subject is not a new one. Machiavelli's The Prince (1513) and The Art of War by Sun Tzu, written in the 6th century BC, demonstrate that mankind's interest in leadership, has existed for as long as there have been organisations and individuals required to lead them. The debate surrounding the issue of whether leaders are born or made has been at the heart of writing on the subject throughout its history. Essentially, the question is: Is leadership a skill that can be acquired through education and experience, or an innate ability that can simply...
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