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Did you ever play sports as a child? It’s clear even in kids under the age of 10 that some people have natural leadership skills and some don’t.
by sosborn 4y ago
Did you ever play sports as a child? It’s clear even in kids under the age of 10 that some people have natural leadership skills and some don’t.
- ZephyrBlu 4y agoI played sports at a relatively competitive level for a long time. I do not remember seeing players with significant leadership ability. Maybe this is true on a relative scale (E.g. good leadership skills for their age), but I don't believe it's true on an absolute scale and an absolute scale is the only useful scale in a professional environment. I also believe that leadership skill is domain-specific, so having significant experience in your domain along with good leadership skills (Real skills, not from courses or workshops or whatever) does not at all seem feasible by the age of 20.
- thwaway02 4y agoA person with leadership skills can still benefit from experience. My current company is lead by someone with good leadership skills, and successfully managed a commercial team. Now he's trying to lead a company, and it is clear that he does not have the necessary experience to make the correct decisions.