Ryan Schmiesing sent me this link to a brief interview in USA Today with A.G. Lafley, CEO of Proctor and Gamble. The article provides a good, quick read and a pretty balanced philosophy on leadership and management. It’s worth reading through to get to the last question and answer:
Q: Are leaders born or made?
A: Clearly made. You choose to lead. You choose to want to make a difference, to make the world better in some meaningful way. Until that choice is made, you don’t have a leader. You have a lump of clay.
Leaders are made by their choice to lead. A positively encouraging perspective. Hard work after that!