"The single biggest error in the traditional model is related to its assumptions about the origins of leadership. Stated simply, **the historically dominant concept takes leadership skills as a divine gift of birth, a gift granted to a small number of people**. Although I, too, once believed this, I have found that the traditional idea simply does not fit well with what I have observed in nearly thirty years of studying organizations and the people who run them. In particular, the older model is nearly oblivious to the power and the potential of lifelong learning." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[learning-and-development]], [[leadership]], [[growth-mindset]], **Source** -- [[20250320103315 - B - Leading Change]]