[jwholden]

Agla touched on natural born leader types and I wish to add something to that topic.

Natural born leaders are extroverts. They talk then think and don't get caught up in details like we introverts. Extroverts thrive on change and love competition.

If your company name is based on quality or accuracy you are an introvert. If you spend countless hours trying to hone that excel spreadsheet to get your estimate just right you are most likely an introvert. If you have put posts on the site about how the details are the most important thing about design work you are an introvert.

We need both types of people in this world. If the extroverts ruled we would have many less engineers, doctors, accountants, etc. Oh, and the president of the United States is an introvert...who does not do well in spontaneous public speaking ... unike his extroverted predecessor. If the world was ruled by introverts there would never be change, the status quo would be the rule.

You can take courses on how to be a better manager. I'm not saying it will make you a natural born leader. It can help you to realize your strengths and shortcomings if you are either an introvert or extrovert. Perhaps you are an extrovert who is quick to fly off the handle when an employee makes a mistake. Perhaps you are an introvert who relies on the employee manual rather than sitting down and talking with an employee.

I felt a need to share my research for the past few years on managing people. I hope it helps some.