Natural vs Learned Leadership: Let’s Focus On What Matters

Corinna Hagen
6 min readMay 11, 2023

Some believe leadership is an innate skill found in those with exceptional personalities, while others think it can be learned and improved over time. That’s the debate behind natural vs learned leadership. But which one holds true? Does nature or nurture play the strongest role in developing strong leadership skills?

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Corinna Hagen

Founder of Zaradigm.com, an executive communication firm. I write about leadership and business communication 1 x month in the “Leading Choices” newsletter.