1. Fared thinks leaders are born. McPHee thinks Leaders can be made. What is your opinion, and...

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1. Fared thinks leaders are born. McPHee thinks Leaders can be made.

What is your opinion, and why?

2. Think of a good leader whose example supports your opinion in this debate. Give examples that explain your choice.

“What do you think about this new leadership-training program the boss is requiring?” asked Marcee McPhee. “I’II tell you what I think,” said Pete Fared emphaticall. “I think you and I have created a monster.” For months McPhee had tried unsuccessfully to persuade their boss of the potential benefits of teamwork. Finally, out of frustration she had enlisted the help of Fared. When Fared approached their boss, the timing had been right. Suddenly the manager who had ignored McPhee’s at-tempts to persuade him of the need for teamwork in their company had become an advocate of the concept. Now he was showing so much enthusiasm that McPhee and Fared found themselves alternating between incredulity and joy.

“You should be happy, Pete. Now that we have an executibe-level man-ager on our side, things are beginning to happen. I swam upstream against a strong current for six months trying to generate some interest in team-work. Now I can barely keep up with all that is happening.” Fared nodded to acknowledge his colleague’s justifiable relief and replied, “I known Marcee, and I’m pleased too. It’s not the hard-won support we are finally getting that I am complaining about. It’s the leadership training.”

McPhee was clearly surprised at his reservations. “What’s bothering you about the training, Pete? I think the trainer is doing a good job. Don’t you?”

Fared explained that he, too, wwas impressed with the trainer. His problem was with the concept of leadership training in general. “I’m just not convinced you can train people to be leaders, Marcee. I think you have to be born with the characteristics the trainer talked about in our first session.

Think about it. Marcee. Do you really believe people can learn common sense, honesty, fairness, self-discipline, and all of those other characteristics the trainer said are the foundation of good leadership?”

Tapping the table for emphasis, McPhee countered, “Yes I believe most people can learn those things, Pete. Just look at honesty and fairness, for example. People who have those characteristics learned them from their parents or a teacher or a coach. Kids aren’t naturally fair or honest, and you know it, Pete” Fared smiled sheepishly. Thinking back on his childhood, he had to admit that his colleague had a good point, but he wasn’t ready to concede the argument just yet. “All right then, Marcee, what about Abraham Lincoln? I doubt he ever attended a seminar on leadership, but look at his record. Who but Lincoln had the leadership ability to hold our country to gether during the Civil War? Lincoln was born leader.” Claimed Fared triumphantly.

“Good example, we can learn the importance of having a goal and persevering until we achieve it, and we can learn the importance of having a goal and persevering until we achieve it, and we can learn that you sometimes have to take a lot of criticism and just keep going.”