Leaders are created, not born as leaders. Circumstances rather than birth determines a person's leadership qualities. It comes from experience specially the bad experiences. A leader knows not just what he must do, but also what he must not do. When things are going downhill, the person who applies the brakes and stabilizes the situation is a leader. He is not born with that skill, he has learnt it along the way. The answer is a bit philosophical ;) but that's how close I could get for an answer.
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