The question has been around for so long that it's almost a cliche. Can leadership be learned? Or are leaders just born and you wither have it or not have it?
Talking from personal experience, growing up I never saw myself as a leader. I was the quintessential quiet, studious, diligent South Indian boy (atleast that's what the public perception was!). But I do think that I did a lot of reading especially in my 2nd and 3rd years of graduation and built my own theories around life, career, teams, leaders etc...The more these thoughts for cemented in me, the more I began to have opinions on things.
Slowly, I started expressing myself. Later, people started listening to my theories. I did start to take initiative where I was not necessarily required to. Then HUL happened. I was thrust into a leadership role - this was a sudden push into leadership and felt uncomfortable for me even when I had started incremental steps towards leading.
I goofed up sometimes. I think a lot initially. But then I guess I learnt my lessons.
But now it is a completely different context but I do think I have the right kind of fundamentals to build on.
Excited at the possibilities and excited at trying my theories and honing them.
Talking from personal experience, growing up I never saw myself as a leader. I was the quintessential quiet, studious, diligent South Indian boy (atleast that's what the public perception was!). But I do think that I did a lot of reading especially in my 2nd and 3rd years of graduation and built my own theories around life, career, teams, leaders etc...The more these thoughts for cemented in me, the more I began to have opinions on things.
Slowly, I started expressing myself. Later, people started listening to my theories. I did start to take initiative where I was not necessarily required to. Then HUL happened. I was thrust into a leadership role - this was a sudden push into leadership and felt uncomfortable for me even when I had started incremental steps towards leading.
I goofed up sometimes. I think a lot initially. But then I guess I learnt my lessons.
But now it is a completely different context but I do think I have the right kind of fundamentals to build on.
Excited at the possibilities and excited at trying my theories and honing them.
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