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Is leadership a inherited trait?

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Is leadership an inherited trait or a developed skill? Support your opinion.

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The expert examines inherited leadership traits.

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There are inherent traits which make leadership easier:
Initiative, comfort with novel situations (and flexibility/adaptability towards them), and charisma are some traits which are generally more inherent to a person's personality than they are learned. Although personality can be developed with experience, a large part of determinants of personality are inherited.

Learned behaviors are also important:
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