perhaps the oldest and, over the years, the most popular theory of leadership has to do with the belief that laeders are born, bot made- that is, that they are genetically deterrmined. the words "she is a natural leader" convey thesense that a particular individual's rise to power and glory is inevitable and that no amount of education and training will enable "nonleaders" to expeience such a rire. thus trait throry viewes leadership as part of one's personality , acharecteristic that differentiates those who have it from the pack. as might be expected, this view is controversial, give the evidence that training canbe beneficial in developing laeders.