By Bill Gentry, Jennifer Deal, Sarah Stawiski, & Marian Ruderman
Center for Creative Leadership
Summary
Our beliefs on how people become leaders affect how we evaluate their leadership potential. C-level executives who responded to a Center for Creative Leadership study were decidedly mixed in their views on whether leaders are born or made.
Citation
Gentry, B., Deal, J., Stawiski, S., & Ruderman, M. (2012). Are Leaders Born or Made? Perspectives from the Executive Suite [White paper]. Center for Creative Leadership. https://doi.org/10.35613/ccl.2012.2028
