Are We Born Leaders or Can We Become One? By | Dr Marshall Goldsmith | #1 Leadership Thinker, Exec Coach, NYT Bestselling Author. Dartmouth Tuck Professor Mgmt Practice There is simply no excuse for making excuses at work – or anyplace else for that matter. If we can stop excusing ourselves, we can get better at almost anything we choose. Learn more in this week's Marshall Goldsmith Newsletter! Jim Masters: Speaking of leaders again, are we all born leaders or can we become a leader? Do you have to be somebody who is already at a certain level to be considered a leader? There is that conversation about, "Well, the only way you can be a leader is if you're a born leader." Dr. Marshall Goldsmith: I mean, to me, I think that's largely ridiculous. I'm not sure, maybe some people are incapable of being leaders. I don't know that. Well, number one, everyone I work with to start with already is a leader. Jim: Right. Marshall: Whether they should be a leader or they shouldn't, whether they're a good leader or a bad ... https://humanengineers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/GA-Marshall.jpg https://humanengineers.com/are-we-born-leaders-or-can-we-become-one/?feed_id=3500&_unique_id=60828c3bede40 https://humanengineers.com/are-we-born-leaders-or-can-we-become-one/?feed_id=3500&_unique_id=60828c3bede40