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Provide a reasoned analysis describing the extent to which you believe the following to be true: Leaders are a blend of inherent traits and learned behaviors.

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There are inherent traits which make leadership easier:
Initiative, comfort with novel situations (and flexibility/adaptability towards them), charisma are some traits which are generally more inherent to a person's personality than they are ...

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