leaders being born or made. I’m talking about Captain America and Iron Man. What about them? Captain America was a hero in the past. He joined the military. Because of his diminutive size‚ he wasn’t given much attention in the army. In other words‚ he was a nobody until he was asked to be part of the experiment. From a small soldier to a buffy one‚ he has become a man of power and strength. He has become Captain America! On the other hand‚ Tony Sparks‚ commonly known as Iron Man‚ was a genius-billionaire-playboy-philanthropist
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Essays on the Origins of Western Music by David Whitwell Essay Nr. 36: Are Musicians Born or Made? For nearly 2‚000 years philosophers have wondered whether artists are born or made. In the case of musicians‚ the existence of thousands of music schools would seem to argue that musicians can be made‚ like engineers. Arguing against the importance of all that activity are the curious exceptions: famous musicians who cannot even read music. The latter include the most famous
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Are Prodigies Born or Made? A child prodigy is a person who shows his/her extraordinary abilities in early age. These children usually are very good at different things; however‚ especially their amazing skills in a certain area make them be prodigies. For example‚ Abigail Sin‚ a Singaporean young pianist‚ is also very good at math. Nevertheless‚ she won in international math competition; Abigail is called a wunderkind because of her unusual musical talent. As other wonders‚ she discovered
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Leaders are born not made? What is a leader? According to Dr. Paul Hersey‚ leadership is "working with and through others to achieve objectives." Given this definition‚ anyone in a position whose achievement requires the support of others can play the role of a leader. So in my understanding‚ a great leader is both born and made. Both parts are essential to a true leader. Some people are born with innate qualities that predispose them to being leaders‚ and other people while not naturally gifted
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For me‚ both leaders are sort of born and they can also be made‚ it really depends on how you define leadership. Some people believe that leaders are born with the necessary qualities that make them successful as a leader. While others believe that leadership‚ like many other similar characteristics‚ can be learned and developed through life. According to the “Great man theory” leaders are born based on the principle that leaders are exceptional people‚ born with innate qualities are destined to
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People have debated whether leaders are born or made for centuries. However‚ I am absolutely convinced that good leaders are made than born. If you have the desire and willpower‚ you can become an effective leader. “Good leaders can develop through a never ending process of self-study‚ education‚ training and experience” (Jago‚ 1982). To inspire workers into higher levels of teamwork‚ there are certain things a leader must be‚ know‚ and‚ do. These do not come naturally‚ but are acquired through
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QUARTEY ISAAC 01125369D HND ACCOUNTANCY 2 PART TIME MAY 18‚ 2014. ASSIGNMENT ENTREPRENEURS ARE BORN AND MADE There are two sides to every debate‚ and the "what makes an entrepreneur" argument has raged for decades with neither side able to conclusively prove their case. There are many who believe that an entrepreneur must possess personality traits such as vision‚ passion and drive that are innate and cannot be taught. Others argue that the skills of evaluating opportunities‚ motivating people
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Are leaders born or made? Defining what best describes leaders‚ followed by the debate based on the assumption that some authors agree that leaders are born‚ some that leaders are mixture of inborn and taught qualities and others try to prove that leaders are made. Finally‚ it will summarise the findings and consider each view to draw a conclusion and answer the question if there is such a thing as natural ability to lead which some people are born with and others not‚ or if not could this be taught
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critically evaluate the statement to whether entrepreneurs are born or made. The Business Dictionary (2014) defines an entrepreneur as “Someone who exercises initiative by organizing a venture to take benefit of an opportunity and‚ as the decision maker‚ decides what‚ how‚ and how much of a good or service will be produced.” There is a debate as to whether or not there is such a thing as an ‘entrepreneur gene’ or are entrepreneurs taught and made through experience. Richard Baister (2007) states that
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Are entrepreneurs born or made? Critically discuss. Introduction An entrepreneur is a person who sets up a business by taking on financial risks in hope to make a profit. The word entrepreneur stems from the French word entreprendré which means ’to undertake ’. A couple of examples are Lord Alan Sugar and Bill Gates. Lord Sugar is an entrepreneur worth £800 million. He started by selling car aerials out of a van‚ he then set up his company‚ Amstrad which sold affordable hi-fi turntable covers
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