Why Should one be a Leader?

      
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		            		Bjorn Nee
Management Consultant, Sweden
			            
Why Should one be a Leader?

	          		After studying some of the threads I somewhat miss the discussion "Why are we leaders?" Ownership leaders are of course obvious. Is it the role as manager or is it the own personal development that is the driving factor for entering the leader role, or is it something else? Does the reason has anything to do with the results?
				      
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						            	David Wilson
Manager, Canada
												
				                The Leadership Challenge
There is no one route for a leader. Their background's will vary and so do the circumstances. The nature of the organization, its culture, the situation (or issue), or the people involved will all dictate when and where a person will be a good leader. I Kouzes and Posner in their book, 'The Leadership Challenge, 4th Edition' (2007, 4th edition) describe how to become a better leader.
				                
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						            	Emmanuel Reyme
Director, United States
												
				                Reasons for Being a Leader

													Leadership is a way of life. Leadership starts at home, in our family circle through different aspects in life. I do not want to say that leadership is innate, but it is a process that must be learned and well understood. Remember that leadership can only be possible through interactions. Find your followers/your audience and know how to treat them and your way to leadership is open.
				                
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						            	lew zhedric
Entrepreneur, Philippines
												
				                Time and Success

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						            	Geoffrey Athey
Director, United States
												
				                Multiple Motivations for Assuming Leadership

													We become leaders for different reasons.
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						            	Morgan Kisselburg, United States
												
				                Motivation for Leadership is Caused by Circumstances

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						            	Gopalakrishna Bhat
Project Manager, India
												
				                Reasons for Leadership

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						            	Javier Elenes
Business Consultant, Mexico
												
				                A True Leader.... Has the Fortune to Be River Instead of Being a Lagoon

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						            	Dmitry Kosintsev
Manager, Russian Federation
												
				                Leadership is a Need

													Further to @Javier Elenes...
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						            	Jaap de Jonge
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				                Why Should One be a Leader?

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