Monday, February 24, 2025

Is Nature or Nurture More Important in Business Leadership (Management Science)

The debate between nature versus nurture is every bit alive today as it was in the past as science has yet to conclusively resolve the issue. Reviewing the perceptions of people who hire executives as well as a supportive debate helps formulate your own understandings.

Warren Buffet believes most of talent is innate and that the top schools are not the major factor in his executive selection. Warrent Buffet Innate Talent.

According to A Debate Leaders Born or Made there is open discussion on the genetic factors and environment. To me, it would seem that both are going to have comingled influences.

A Perspective:  Environment, education, and opportunity enhance innate characteristics, personality traits, abilities, and interest to encourage the development of high performing executive leadership. 

Boerma M, Coyle EA, Dietrich MA, Dintzner MR, Drayton SJ, Early JL 2nd, Edginton AN, Horlen CK, Kirkwood CK, Lin AYF, Rager ML, Shah-Manek B, Welch AC, Williams NT. Point/Counterpoint: Are Outstanding Leaders Born or Made? Am J Pharm Educ. 2017 Apr;81(3):58. doi: 10.5688/ajpe81358. PMID: 28496278; PMCID: PMC5423074.

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