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Article: Are you a born leader? (column)
- Article from:
- National Petroleum News
- Article date:
- October 1, 1991
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Perhaps after reading this column's title you are scratching your head, a gesture we often perform when we're not sure about something. Stop scratching. You were a leader from the moment you uttered your first cry. Let's look at the record.
Leadership is an influence process that can be practiced by anyone, anywhere, toward any end. Leaders attempt to achieve an end by influencing the behavior of other people. The ultimate purpose of leadership is to have people to what needs to be done even when the leader is not around.
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