Leaders - Born or Made?

The SheffTechLeadership group is a discussion group. We will have a kick off from this sessions facilitators to explain the subject then break into groups to discuss, coming back together to share what we discussed with the full group.

This session's subject is "Leaders - Born or Made", facilitated by Neil Bizell, Education Director from The Developer Academy.

In the past we were given a certain model of what a leader should look like and sound like (overwhelmingly white, male and middle aged). Thankfully and rightfully that model of leader is shifting as organisations wake up to the value of diversity. This gives us a great opportunity to diversify, democratise and improve leadership. If we have the opportunity to rethink what it means to be a leader what could it become?

Do you need to have the right psychological profile and background to be a leader? Or can we develop anyone into a leader?

How do we identify the right people to develop as leaders in our organisations? Should those who naturally assume power be excluded?

Is leadership the key factor or should the sometimes maligned management be seen as equally important?

The session will be hybrid with a Google Meet link up for remote attendees. Food will be available for those attending in-person.

Leaders - Born or Made?
Tuesday, 15 March · 6:00 – 7:50pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/qmu-jtjh-cco
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