There are leaders and wanna-be leaders

We often hear comments like 'he/she is a born leader'. Is one really already born with leadership skills? It appears to be, since what we often see is that there are leaders and wanna-be leaders. Let me elaborate on this point.

Leaders are persons in life, who have people who support him/her and take orders from him/her without any objection. They believe the things the leader says and doesn't raise any question whenever something's said.

The wanna-be leaders or sometimes also called boss are put on a certain position to give you orders and who believe that whatever they say needs to be obeyed. The more they try to force their authority, the more he/she receives unhappy subordinates who questions the orders.

So...thus the question: "Are some people born with leadership skills?" I believe they do, but who ever doesn't get that at birth, can always choose to train/educate themselves to become one. The difference is, the born leader doesn't need to give much effort to get support and they don't even need to be in a certain high position. It could be someone on the lower level of the company and still....if you observe right, you can see that one person, who everyone is willing to listen to.

According to Forbes, these are the top 10 qualities of a leader:

- honesty
- ability to delegate
- communication
- sense of humor
- confidence
- commitment
- positive attitude
- creativity
- intuition
- ability to inspire

Not all leaders have all the above mentioned qualities, but one quality they have for sure: confidence. Whenever people need to work in groups, you see certain people really pop up, who the other members will look up to. And it could that it's the first time they see each other, so how come all the members are willing to get orders from that certain person? I believe it's the confidence this person radiate.

And just a note, not all leaders use their abilities for the greater good or a positive goal. However through history lessons, I dislike Hitler, but according to what's in the textbooks he was certainly a leader. He got the whole country to listen to his orders and beliefs and really lived up to his commands, even if some were doing it out of fear.

Not everyone is leader material, but that's ok. If we all were leaders, then we would all be discussing all the time and no work will be done since everyone will have their own point of view.
But if you might want to step up and equip yourself with leadership skills, it certainly is something that will assist in your future career.

And for the wanna-be leaders, a note of advice: If you are aware that you are not getting people to support you, work on your leadership skills. It's not a sin nor a shame to admit. Believe me, your subordinates will only applaud your honesty to admit and do something about it, then the stupid denial you are holding on to.