Every day I am bombarded by posts from different social networks that describe the scenario of "How I gave up loathsome work, set out on a yearly journey to Asia, started drawing, photographing, writing, and, most importantly, finally rediscovered myself".
It seems to me that such kind of posts imposes on us completely false paradigms; as if travelling is better than daily life, hobby is better than work, etc.
Society, as a motivator, helps leader on the path towards activation. Support from the outside is aimed to guarantee a set of knowledge, the information flow. The motivator gives information. The leader processes it inside of him and the produced elixir gradually brings the leader to the process of self-activation.
Let's start with the basics. Being a leader is a talent. This is not an academic degree or track record. It is a talent. It can be either present or absent. By not taking this essential truth into consideration, the modern leadership has reached a dead end. There are lots of people who have diplomas and management experience, but almost no one is able to withstand the intensity and pressure of the real leadership role.
How to understand if a person is talented in any area?
A number of talents can be spotted very easily: a talented singer starts to sing and you realize that he is gifted, a football player proves himself by the end of season results, a talented designer is recognized by his works. But what about a Leader's talent?
“A leader takes people where they would never go on their own.”
Hans Finzel
To get a simple answer, we should split this question into two parts:
What is the idea of the TALENT, in the first place? And what is the LEADER TALENT?
In the conditions of evident polytalency of a modern human (see the article Polytalency) a reasonable question occurs: how to choose a vocation relevant to your talent if there are several? How to become a Talented Person?
In theory the answer is simple but there are several nuances on a practical level.
