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Do you think the Leadership Style of people like Immelt and Obama Is a result of nature, nurture, or both? What factors can you think of to support your answers?

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The rise of a softer, gentler leader is a result of both the pressures brought to bear by the global economic environment of competition and the predisposition of the leader. The MBTI or Myers Briggs Type Indicator identifies and isolates the personality characteristics of individuals. The personality types of leaders vary, but ....

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The rise of a softer, gentler leader is a result of both the pressures brought to bear by the global economic environment of competition and the predisposition of the leader. The MBTI or Myers Briggs Type Indicator identifies and isolates the personality characteristics of individuals. The personality types of leaders vary, but the point is that there are default traits, where in the absence of social pressure one reverts to their natural state. The seemingly new breed of leader as exemplified by Immelt and Obama, is a combination of nature and nurture, because it is easier for a leader who has a predisposition to ...

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