Leadership

Being a leader is a quality you are pretty much born with.  The qualities that make up a leader aren't just learned, they're basically innate.  I believe great leadership is a very underrated quality to say the least.  I have a great respect for leaders because it takes a lot to do what they do.  I believe that no matter what, a person cannot lose their leadership capabilities.  If a great leader moved into a different situation or organization, they would still be a great leader.  However, the amount of success may vary.  Expertise definitely plays a factor in how successful a leader can be from organization to organization.  The CEO of an accounting firm with great leadership capabilities may not be successful being a CEO of an investment bank. Perhaps to be more realistic, a great leader in the controllers group of a firm may not be able to translate that success to another team or group only because of expertise.  However, it is still possible for a leader to be successful because they can teach themselves and the organization or group members will follow the person if they are a great leader.  People tend to rally around a leader that shows that he or she can take them to where they want to be.  An example that immediately popped into my head was about Tim Tebow, a football player with many great intangibles.  Tim Tebow was a great college football player at the University of Florida where he won many accolades.  After entering the NFL, his unbelievable leadership has no changed.  Although, his skill set and success was much better in College, his ability to be a great leader has no changed.  Many believe his success in football will only be of that in college because it is played differently than the NFL.  Right now, being a great leader hasn't gotten Tebow anywhere because he is a back-up quarterback of the New York Jets.  Last year however; he was able to lead a Denver Broncos team into the playoffs and win a playoff game after starting the season 1-4.  This was due largely to the fact he was a great leader and the team rallied behind him.  So, overall, I believe in some cases success can carry over through organizations because of great leadership, but in other cases, the lack of expertise may hinder some success.

Just a quick video of a halftime speech.  Florida was losing going into halftime.  They eventually picked it up and won the National Championship game.

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7455943/believing-tim-tebow

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/38363/rapid-reaction-broncos-29-steelers-23-ot