The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born

Warren G. Bennis
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The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born - that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born. ✨ Managing People Is Like Herding Cats. Book by Warren G. Bennis, January 1997.
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