I agree that leaders are made. Leadership comes in many guises and I assume for this topic we're considering not just major leaders, but those in leadership roles either within business or public services.

I think leaders are made, but also have some sort of spark within them. The making comes from the channelling of the spark - and perhaps the spark comes from deep beliefs and passion for something. What is leadership if it's not about a set of principles and beliefs and the ability to put those ideas out there?

For myself, I'm the headteacher of a school ... I'm in a leadership role. Leaving aside the management side, leadership is about vision, passion and ethics. All of these things can be learned except for the passion - that's where the spark is and that comes from that indefinable thing within a person linked to external factors.