Leaders are born, not made

The debate questions for Week 7 are:

PRO: Leaders are born, not made (nature over nurture).
CON: Leaders are made, not born (nurture over nature).

Here is what you need to do.

1. Do some brief research on the topic of developing leaders. What determines whether nature or nurture is most important?
2. Write a brief position paper (250-500 words) setting out your argument (either the PRO or the CON side). Your argument must be supported by something more than just your opinion. Use facts from credible sources to make your points. The position paper must comply with APA guidelines, including grammar, punctuation, spelling, textual citations, and reference citations.
3. Save the file as your lastname_debate3 (e.g., lindbergh_debate3.doc or .docx).
4. Submit your paper by the third day of the week.

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            Though some leadership traits can be inherited, the majority of the skills and traits are acquired through training and environment ( Antonakis & Day, (2017). Some of the leadership traits like intelligence are gotten through education, thinking critically and intellectual development. Problem-solving ability is another trait of leadership; all these leadership skills can be obtained by engaging in a program for leadership development (PLD). Some other ways of developing leaders are by giving them a bigger business exposure. Not only their current department of work, frequently change their roles and responsibility…