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Do your children push the boundaries? It may be a sign of future leadership abilities
September 29, 2009Children whose parents use a firm parenting style that still allows them to test the rules and learn from it are more likely to assume leadership roles as adults according to a new study published in a recent edition of The Leadership Quarterly.
Researchers used data from a long-term Minnesota study of twins. They found that children raised with an "authoritative" parenting style - where parents set clear limits and expectations while also being supportive of their children - assumed more leadership roles at work and in their communities later in life. While these children were also less likely to engage in serious rule-breaking, children who did engage in serious rule-breaking were less likely to assume leadership roles.
"Some of these early examples of rule-breaking behaviour, more the modest type, don't necessarily produce negative outcomes later in life - that was fairly intriguing," says Maria Rotundo, a professor at the Rotman School of Management. "It doesn't mean all children of authoritative parents are going to become leaders, but they are more likely to."
The study adds more weight to the idea that leaders are raised more than they are born. Behavioural genetics has shown that innate factors account for only 30% of who will end up in leadership positions and people's leadership styles.
Prof. Rotundo co-authored the study with Bruce Avolio of Seattle's Michael G. Foster School of Business, and Fred Walumbwa from Arizona State University.
The complete study is available at: http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/newthinking/rotundoleadership.pdf .
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The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto is redesigning business education for the 21st century with a curriculum based on Integrative Thinking. Located in the world's most diverse city, the Rotman School fosters a new way to think that enables the design of creative business solutions. The School is currently raising $200 million to ensure Canada has the world-class business school it deserves. For more information, visit http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca
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