The Cost of Genius When you hear the word “genius”‚ what does it mean to you? Does it bring to mind someone who has a high IQ? Of course it probably does. This is what we have had instilled in our minds throughout our lives‚ that a genius is someone who is incredibly brilliant. But who came up with this idea anyway? Who decided that certain things equal brilliance as compared to mediocrity? Did someone have the right to dictate to us that an IQ test score is what makes someone intelligent? Whoever
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Genius is one percent inspiration‚ ninety-nine percent perspiration. * Spoken statement (c. 1903); published in Harper’s Monthly (September 1932) * Variants: * None of my inventions came by accident. I see a worthwhile need to be met and I make trial after trial until it comes. What it boils down to is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. * Statement in a press conference (1929)‚ as quoted in Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison‚ Henry Ford‚ Harvey
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Are entrepreneurs born or made? Critically discuss. The question of “Are entrepreneurs born or made?” has been an interrogative sentence for long as both confronting propositions are bolstered by sophisticated theories. Regardless of the perpetual fierce debate‚ my standpoint is that entrepreneurs are both born and made as these seemingly opposing ideologies are in fact coexisting with each other. This essay will attempt to critically discuss the authenticity of the above stance. The definition
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Albert Einstein supposedly once said “Everyone is a genius.” What he was trying to point out to us is that no matter what subject or issue‚ everyone has a talent where they excel‚ and (Coordination) in which they are classified as a genius. But what exactly is a genius? The dictionary states it as an exceptional natural capacity of intellect where intellect is the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands. However‚ there can be various types of geniuses: of the arts‚ inventors
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Leaders are born and not made This essay aims to provide a discussion about the statement “leaders are born‚ not made”. According to Stogdill (1950) leadership is the process of influencing the activities of an organised group in its efforts toward goal setting and goal achievement (Buchanan and Huczynski‚ 2010). In any organised field there is the necessity to recognize the distinguished figure of a leader‚ wheter it is the animal kingdom or the human modern society. Businesses and firms (but even
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Are Serial Killers Born or Made? The term serial killer‚ as defined by Robert Ressler (1974)‚ refers to a person who commits a series of murders‚ often with no apparent motive and typically following a characteristic and predictable behaviour pattern. Commonly used terms like sociopath and psychopath are no longer used in a clinical setting. Instead‚ these pathologies fall under a condition called anti-social personality disorder. A sociopath is traditionally defined as a person with a personality
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Serial Killers Are Made Not Born. One who kills another is called a murderer‚ but one that kills many for no specific reason and often have the same pattern of behaviour are serial killers. Serial killers are psychologically disturbed and often become killers because of being harassed‚ assaulted‚ punished‚ etc. Genetics does not shape a serial killer but it rather plays a small role. Serial killers are psychologically disturbed people who learn behaviours and emotions based on their environmental
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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. For me‚ I think much of the debate depends on how you define leadership. If leadership means having an ability and desire to inspire and influence others then I can see the argument that leaders are born with leading qualities. For example when I see my sister using
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Some may argue leaders a born not made unlike mangers as leadership is different to management as management is a learnt skill. Leadership is defined as the ability for an individual inspire and influence others to complete a goal or task they help direct an organisation to a more cohesive and holistic environment where everyone feels like a team and involved in the running of an organisation. A leader can be a leader because of the special knowledge in a specific task or a skill of which they possess
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The age-old question continues to raise its ugly head: Are leaders born to lead‚ or are they made? Does Leadership DNA exist? We often point to one person or the other and say‚ “Now‚ he’s a leader‚” without giving a lot of thought to how this person became a leader in the first place. Sometimes it is easy to simply conclude that some of us have the leadership gene and some of us do not. Those who do get to lead‚ while those who do not are forever assigned to the sidelines while leaders have all
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