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Leadership Is A Choice Not Position

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RESEARCH PAPER ON

LEADERSHIP IS A CHOICE NOT A POSITION

SUBMITTED TO

RAJKOT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION ON

MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP

“CHALLENGES IN TURBULENT TIMES”

PREPARED BY

PRATIK PAGHADA

MBA DEPARTMENT

ATMIYA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - RAJKOT

Abstract:
Leadership done right means choosing it as a profession, not a job.  Managing is a job.  Leadership is a vocation.
Often I am asked what is the most important characteristic of a leader? Is it integrity, vision, passion, empathy, communication skill?  My answer is getting to be repetitious. There are certain core attributes that almost all effective leaders share. In my research and experience these are integrity, decisiveness, empathy and communication skill. The rest is up to the unique make up of the individual. This is the absolute beauty of diversity. If you have these bedrock attributes make your own recipe and learn to lead from your strengths.  You see almost anyone can be a leader, act in a leadership capacity. When all the world asks are leaders born or made they ask the wrong question. It does not matter whether one or the other is correct.
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” - Ayn Rand
As people we are designed to choose. Like many other things in life, leadership too is a choice we make. . We do not become great leaders because of our title or position. Leadership is about making the decision and taking the responsibility to bring our future into the present. This first step to becoming an effective leader… it is the choice to be proactive. 
The question is “have we make the choice to lead?” Although you may think of yourself as a leader, until you choose leadership you will find yourself drifting around aimlessly. Lacking passion, commitment, courage and direction
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“What do we want from our leaders”
1. Competence (results)
2. Character (who we are; life as a career)
3. Engage (to draw into, involve;...