More Proof That Leaders Are Made, Not Born
Interesting piece from HBS Working Knowledge ... "The Leadership Initiative" has created a Great American Business Leaders Database, which contains the names and accomplishments of almost 900 senior executives through the 20th century. Some of the Database can be accessed by the public free of charge.
According to the Initiative’s Executive Director Tony Mayo, one of the biggest lessons from the research is the importance of contextual intelligence: “A business leader’s ability to make sense of his or her contextual framework and harness its power often made the difference between success and failure.”