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Are leaders born, or is leadership a developed skill? Support your opinion.
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"A leader is someone who has a sense of what is right and has that at the heart of everything they do."

A question is always asked "Are Leaders born or are they developed?" It's more of a philosophical question than it is a point of debate. It's an important question worthy of exploration. Asking whether someone can be nurtured, or "brought up," as a leader is fundamentally questioning whether we can.......

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"A leader is someone who has a sense of what is right and has that at the heart of everything they do."

A question is always asked "Are Leaders born or are they developed?" It's more of a philosophical question than it is a point of debate. It's an important question ...

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