Thu.Oct 06, 2011

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Are Leaders Born or Made?

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By Guest Author Jack Zenger. Few things in my life have the consistency of the following exchange. . Stranger: “So what do you do for a living?”. Me: “I’m involved in the leadership development profession. We usually work with large organizations in developing their leaders, using a variety of programs and instruments.”.

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Who was Steven P. Jobs?

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If you had listened to Steven P. Jobs' presentations over the years, he came across not as the creator of a product so much as its very first fan--the first person to digest its possibilities. Before his hiatus from Apple, in 1985, his entrepreneurial meddling and micromanagement had gotten out of control. But the years away reportedly helped him develop his leadership style and begin ceding more responsibilities to others.